Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Greece
Greece: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus was 94.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 94.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Greece peaked at 99.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1985.
That places Greece 73rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 72.0% | — |
| 1981 | 95.0% | +31.9% |
| 1982 | 83.0% | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 72.0% | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 60.0% | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 80.0% | +48.1% |
| 1987 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | -34.9% |
| 1990 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 85.0% | +57.4% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 94.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 99% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Greece's 94.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +57.4% | 54.0% | 85.0% |
| 1986 | +48.1% | 54.0% | 80.0% |
| 1989 | -34.9% | 83.0% | 54.0% |
| 1981 | +31.9% | 72.0% | 95.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.5% | 54.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 54.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Greece?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Greece was 94.0% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1985.
- How does Greece rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Greece ranks 73rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.