Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus was 85.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Marshall Islands, 1988–2025
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Marshall Islands is 85.0%, measured in 2025.
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 Marshall Islands peaked at 96.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 127th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 92.0% | — |
| 1989 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | -22.8% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | +15.5% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | -31.7% |
| 1994 | 67.0% | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 78.0% | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | -23.3% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | -40.9% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +66.7% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 71.0% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 85.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.0%, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 85.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.5%, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Marshall Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +66.7% | 48.0% | 80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.0% | 92.0% | 92.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 56.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 39.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.4% | 71.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 82.0% | 86.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More reference data data for Marshall Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.4736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Marshall Islands?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Marshall Islands was 85.0% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Marshall Islands ranks 127th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.