Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Peru
Peru: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus was 84.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Peru, 1980–2025
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Peru recorded 84.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Peru peaked at 99.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1980.
Peru ranks 133rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.0% | — |
| 1981 | 20.0% | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 23.0% | +15.0% |
| 1983 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 28.0% | +21.7% |
| 1985 | 48.0% | +71.4% |
| 1986 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 43.0% | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | +39.5% |
| 1989 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 72.0% | +24.1% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 83.0% | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 90.0% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 84.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.0%, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Peru's 84.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.0%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +71.4% | 28.0% | 48.0% |
| 1988 | +39.5% | 43.0% | 60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.9% | 16.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.7% | 71.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 77.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 72.0% | 84.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Peru?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Peru was 84.0% 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1980.
- How does Peru rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Peru ranks 133rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.