Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus was 50.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Venezuela, 1980–2025
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 Venezuela is 50.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Venezuela peaked at 87.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1984.
That places Venezuela 192nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 56.0% | — |
| 1981 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 58.0% | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 33.0% | -43.1% |
| 1985 | 49.0% | +48.5% |
| 1986 | 58.0% | +18.4% |
| 1987 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 63.0% | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 68.0% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | -35.0% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | +94.9% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +26.5% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +68.0% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +25.6% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +14.8% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | -19.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 50.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86.0%, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 50.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.0%, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +94.9% | 39.0% | 76.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.1% | 33.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.4% | 39.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 50.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 60.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 43.0% | 62.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
- 189 Angola 52.0% compare
- 189 Lebanon 52.0% compare
- 191 Azerbaijan 51.0% compare
- 193 Central African Republic 46.0% compare
- 194 Papua New Guinea 43.0% compare
- 195 Yemen 39.0% compare
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 27.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,537 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Venezuela?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis in Venezuela was 50.0% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1984.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis?
- Venezuela ranks 192nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.