Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Tonga

Tonga: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1987
All-time low
37.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Tonga, 1980–2024

0204060801001980200220241980: 40 %1981: 37 %1982: 52 %1983: 63 %1984: 51 %1985: 92 %1986: 75 %1987: 99 %1988: 92 %1989: 93 %1990: 94 %1991: 88 %1992: 99 %1993: 96 %1994: 89 %1995: 95 %1996: 99 %1997: 96 %1998: 97 %1999: 94 %2000: 95 %2001: 94 %2002: 90 %2003: 98 %2004: 99 %2005: 99 %2006: 99 %2007: 99 %2008: 99 %2009: 99 %2010: 99 %2011: 99 %2012: 95 %2013: 99 %2014: 98 %2015: 96 %2016: 96 %2017: 99 %2018: 99 %2019: 99 %2020: 99 %2021: 99 %2022: 99 %2023: 99 %2024: 99 %

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 Tonga stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1981.

Tonga ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Tonga, 1980 to 2024.
Year % Change
1980 40.0%
1981 37.0% -7.5%
1982 52.0% +40.5%
1983 63.0% +21.2%
1984 51.0% -19.0%
1985 92.0% +80.4%
1986 75.0% -18.5%
1987 99.0% +32.0%
1988 92.0% -7.1%
1989 93.0% +1.1%
1990 94.0% +1.1%
1991 88.0% -6.4%
1992 99.0% +12.5%
1993 96.0% -3.0%
1994 89.0% -7.3%
1995 95.0% +6.7%
1996 99.0% +4.2%
1997 96.0% -3.0%
1998 97.0% +1.0%
1999 94.0% -3.1%
2000 95.0% +1.1%
2001 94.0% -1.1%
2002 90.0% -4.3%
2003 98.0% +8.9%
2004 99.0% +1.0%
2005 99.0% +0.0%
2006 99.0% +0.0%
2007 99.0% +0.0%
2008 99.0% +0.0%
2009 99.0% +0.0%
2010 99.0% +0.0%
2011 99.0% +0.0%
2012 95.0% -4.0%
2013 99.0% +4.2%
2014 98.0% -1.0%
2015 96.0% -2.0%
2016 96.0% +0.0%
2017 99.0% +3.1%
2018 99.0% +0.0%
2019 99.0% +0.0%
2020 99.0% +0.0%
2021 99.0% +0.0%
2022 99.0% +0.0%
2023 99.0% +0.0%
2024 99.0% +0.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tonga'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 Tonga 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.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +80.4% 51.0% 92.0%
1982 +40.5% 37.0% 52.0%
1987 +32.0% 75.0% 99.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 69.4% 37.0% 99.0% 10
1990s 94.7% 88.0% 99.0% 10
2000s 97.1% 90.0% 99.0% 10
2010s 97.9% 95.0% 99.0% 10
2020s 99.0% 99.0% 99.0% 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
  2. 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
  3. 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
  4. 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
  5. 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
  6. 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
  7. 1 Japan 99.0% compare
  8. 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
  9. 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
  10. 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
  11. 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
  12. 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
  13. 1 Niue 99.0% compare
  14. 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
  15. 1 Oman 99.0% compare
  16. 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
  17. 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
  18. 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
  19. 1 Turkey 99.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Tonga?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Tonga 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 Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1987.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1981.
How does Tonga rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
Tonga 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 Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga 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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About this data

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 8,100 data points, 1980–2024
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