Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Egypt
Egypt: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus was 98.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
20th
of 195 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2001
All-time low
57.0%
in 1980
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Egypt, 1980–2025
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 98.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Egypt peaked at 99.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1980.
Egypt ranks 20th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 57.0% | — |
| 1981 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 69.0% | +21.1% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | +21.7% |
| 1986 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 76.0% | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 88.0% | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 98.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 98.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.9% | 57.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 76.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 20 Andorra 98.0% compare
- 20 Bahrain 98.0% compare
- 20 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 20 Belgium 98.0% compare
- 20 Cyprus 98.0% compare
- 20 Iran 98.0% compare
- 20 Israel 98.0% compare
- 20 Saudi Arabia 98.0% compare
- 20 Seychelles 98.0% compare
- 20 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare
- 20 United Arab Emirates 98.0% compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 98.0% compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Egypt?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Egypt was 98.0% in 2025, according to WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Egypt ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.