Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus
Costa Rica
96.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
96.0%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Uruguay rank
43rd
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 96.0% against 96.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.7% | 70.0% | 17.7% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 88.6% | 92.6% | 4.0% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 93.8% | 4.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 94.3% | 1.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 93.7% | 2.8% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 96.0% against 96.0% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.