Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus was 98.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2025
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 98.0% 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 up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Saudi Arabia peaked at 98.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 1980.
That places Saudi Arabia 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41.0% | — |
| 1981 | 53.0% | +29.3% |
| 1982 | 62.0% | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 67.0% | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 76.0% | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 1987 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 98.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 98.0% 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 Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +29.3% | 41.0% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.0% | 41.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.1% | 91.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 20 Andorra 98.0% compare
- 20 Bahrain 98.0% compare
- 20 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 20 Belgium 98.0% compare
- 20 Cyprus 98.0% compare
- 20 Egypt 98.0% compare
- 20 Iran 98.0% compare
- 20 Israel 98.0% compare
- 20 Seychelles 98.0% compare
- 20 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare
- 20 United Arab Emirates 98.0% compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 98.0% compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Saudi Arabia was 98.0% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 20th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.