Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Nauru
Nauru: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Nauru, 1984–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Nauru stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Nauru peaked at 99.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2000.
Nauru ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 67.0% | — |
| 1985 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 61.0% | -9.0% |
| 1987 | 55.0% | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 67.0% | +21.8% |
| 1989 | 75.0% | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 67.0% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 56.0% | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 50.0% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | +44.0% |
| 1999 | 64.0% | -11.1% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +115.9% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +37.5% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +115.9% | 44.0% | 95.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.3% | 55.0% | 75.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 50.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 44.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 79.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Japan 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0735 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 0.1454 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0786 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.1729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0018 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Nauru?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Nauru was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Nauru ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); 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.