Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Liberia
Liberia: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus was 83.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Liberia, 1999–2025
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 83.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Liberia peaked at 83.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2004.
That places Liberia 140th 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 27 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.0% | — |
| 2000 | 48.0% | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +93.5% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | -21.2% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 83.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 82.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 83.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.0%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +93.5% | 31.0% | 60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.0% | 52.0% | 52.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 31.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 63.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 66.0% | 83.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Liberia?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Liberia was 83.0% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2004.
- How does Liberia rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Liberia ranks 140th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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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.