Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in North Korea
North Korea: 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 North Korea, 1980–2025
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
North Korea recorded 99.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in North Korea peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1997.
That places North Korea 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 North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 67.0% | +28.8% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | +41.0% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | -16.9% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | -21.9% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | -26.0% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | +12.0% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 82.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.5%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +41.0% | 61.0% | 86.0% |
| 1984 | +28.8% | 52.0% | 67.0% |
| 1997 | -26.0% | 50.0% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.8% | 50.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 37.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 56.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 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 Ghana 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 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 North Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9593 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.75 (2050)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7425 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 245.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,873 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in North Korea?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in North Korea 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1997.
- How does North Korea rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- North Korea 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 North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.