Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Ghana
Ghana: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Ghana, 1980–2025
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Ghana stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Ghana peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1980.
That places Ghana 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.0% | — |
| 1981 | 22.0% | +214.3% |
| 1982 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 19.0% | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +59.1% |
| 1987 | 42.0% | +20.0% |
| 1988 | 47.0% | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 51.0% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | +13.7% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.0%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +214.3% | 7.0% | 22.0% |
| 1986 | +59.1% | 22.0% | 35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.1% | 7.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 58.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 78.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 El Salvador 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Malta 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Palestine 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 99.0% compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Ghana?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Ghana was 99.0% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1980.
- How does Ghana rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Ghana ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.