Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Malta
Malta: 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 Malta, 1984–2025
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 Malta stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Malta peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1985.
That places Malta 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 42 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 50.0% | — |
| 1985 | 37.0% | -26.0% |
| 1986 | 86.0% | +132.4% |
| 1987 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 47.0% | -46.0% |
| 1990 | 63.0% | +34.0% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | +36.5% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 99.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +132.4% | 37.0% | 86.0% |
| 1989 | -46.0% | 87.0% | 47.0% |
| 1991 | +36.5% | 63.0% | 86.0% |
| 1990 | +34.0% | 47.0% | 63.0% |
| 2011 | +26.3% | 76.0% | 96.0% |
| 1985 | -26.0% | 50.0% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.7% | 37.0% | 87.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 63.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.3% | 72.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 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 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
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Malta?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Malta 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 Malta?
- 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 Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1985.
- How does Malta rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Malta 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 Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.