Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Maldives
Maldives: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 195 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2012
All-time low
1.0%
in 1981
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Maldives, 1980–2025
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives 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 unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Maldives peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1981.
Maldives ranks 1st 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.0% | — |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -75.0% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | +1200.0% |
| 1984 | 24.0% | +84.6% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 86.0% | +104.8% |
| 1989 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 99.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.2% | 1.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 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 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 Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Maldives?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Maldives 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1981.
- How does Maldives rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.