Malta vs Portugal: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus
Malta
99.0%
in 2025
Portugal
99.0%
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Portugal rank
1st
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Malta currently reports 99.0% against 99.0% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st of 195 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.7% | 80.5% | 14.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 94.5% | 8.2% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 96.5% | 10.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 98.1% | 2.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 99.0% | 0.8% | Portugal |
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, Malta or Portugal?
- Malta, at 99.0% against 99.0% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis between Malta and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Malta ranks 1st and Portugal ranks 1st 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.