DPT Immunization Rates by Country

Countries vaccinating children between the ages of 12 and 24 months have had a major impact in eliminating these preventable diseases altogether.

As the world progresses and more people gain access to better health care, we see many once rampant diseases that are on the brink of elimination. Diphtheria, Pertussis (whooping cough), and Tetanus are included in the list of disease scourges that modern health care systems would like to see wiped off the map. For that reason, children in many countries receive a combination Diphtheria-Pertussis-Tetanus (DPT) immunization one or multiple times during childhood. Of these, certain countries have consistently increased the number of children immunized against DPT due to better health care policies and clear political commitment in eliminating the scourge to the point that almost all children receive immunizations by age 2.

In terms of DPT immunization statistics, we see that data differs from country to country because of birth rate differences, different levels of gross national income per capita, and the frequency with which the government conducts routine immunizations. Many countries have managed to attain a 99% rate of immunization against DPT in children aged between 12 and 23 months. This indicates that such countries are very much committed in the fights to eliminate Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus alike. These diseases have killed a lot of people in the past but in the developed world this day and age, it is uncommon to see someone infected with tetanus or suffering from diphtheria. The realization that prevention is better than cure has contributed a lot to this new norm.

Leading Nations in DPT Immunization for Toddlers

Vaccination rates are never going to reach 100%, as there are always going to be members of the community who cannot safely receive vaccines, such as immunocompromised individuals. It is the protection of these vulnerable members that makes vaccination all the more important. The following countries have the highest DPT vaccination rates in the world, at 99%:

Albania
Andorra
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Brunei
China
Cuba
Cyprus
Fiji
Greece
Hungary
Iran
Japan
Kuwait
Sri Lanka
Luxembourg
Morocco
Monaco
Maldives
Mongolia
Malaysia
Oman
Portugal
Seychelles
Turkmenistan
Trinidad and Tobago

Countries With Mandatory DPT Vaccination

In the following countries, the DPT is required by law for all:

Bulgaria
Croatia
Czechia
France
Hungary
Italy
Malta
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia

Youth Vaccination Rates By Country

Rank	Country Name	Immunization Rate (%)
1	Albania	99
2	Andorra	99
3	United Arab Emirates	99
4	Bahrain	99
5	Brunei	99
6	China	99
7	Cuba	99
8	Cyprus	99
9	Fiji	99
10	Greece	99
11	Hungary	99
12	Iran	99
13	Japan	99
14	Kuwait	99
15	Sri Lanka	99
16	Luxembourg	99
17	Morocco	99
18	Monaco	99
19	Maldives	99
20	Mongolia	99
21	Malaysia	99
22	Oman	99
23	Portugal	99
24	Seychelles	99
25	Turkmenistan	99
26	Trinidad and Tobago	99
27	Belgium	98
28	Bangladesh	98
29	Cabo Verde	98
30	Israel	98
31	Kazakhstan	98
32	South Korea	98
33	Nicaragua	98
34	Qatar	98
35	Turkey	98
36	Tanzania	98
37	Uzbekistan	98
38	Belarus	97
39	Bhutan	97
40	Denmark	97
41	Ghana	97
42	Jamaica	97
43	St. Kitts and Nevis	97
44	Libya	97
45	Malta	97
46	Mauritius	97
47	North Korea	97
48	Russia	97
49	Rwanda	97
50	Sweden	97
51	Thailand	97
52	Tunisia	97
53	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	97
54	Belize	96
55	Switzerland	96
56	Czech Republic	96
57	France	96
58	Grenada	96
59	Jordan	96
60	Latvia	96
61	Norway	96
62	Saudi Arabia	96
63	Singapore	96
64	Serbia	96
65	Slovakia	96
66	Tajikistan	96
67	Antigua and Barbuda	95
68	Australia	95
69	Azerbaijan	95
70	Barbados	95
71	Botswana	95
72	Chile	95
73	Egypt, Arab Rep.	95
74	Eritrea	95
75	Guyana	95
76	Italy	95
77	Kiribati	95
78	St. Lucia	95
79	Palau	95
80	Poland	95
81	Sao Tome and Principe	95
82	Suriname	95
83	Costa Rica	94
84	Dominica	94
85	Dominican Republic	94
86	United Kingdom	94
87	Ireland	94
88	Kyrgyzstan	94
89	United States	94
90	Germany	93
91	Spain	93
92	Georgia	93
93	The Gambia	93
94	Croatia	93
95	Lesotho	93
96	Moldova	93
97	Netherlands	93
98	New Zealand	93
99	Sudan	93
100	Slovenia	93
101	Uganda	93
102	Armenia	92
103	Bulgaria	92
104	Colombia	92
105	Estonia	92
106	Kenya	92
107	Cambodia	92
108	Lithuania	92
109	Malawi	92
110	Burkina Faso	91
111	Canada	91
112	Comoros	91
113	Algeria	91
114	Finland	91
115	Iceland	91
116	North Macedonia	91
117	Myanmar	91
118	Nepal	91
119	Uruguay	91
120	Burundi	90
121	The Bahamas	90
122	Honduras	90
123	Nauru	90
124	Sierra Leone	90
125	San Marino	90
126	Eswatini	90
127	Zambia	90
128	India	89
129	Namibia	89
130	Tuvalu	89
131	Zimbabwe	89
132	Guinea-Bissau	88
133	Mexico	88
134	Panama	88
135	Paraguay	88
136	Togo	88
137	Montenegro	87
138	Argentina	86
139	Guatemala	86
140	Romania	86
141	Austria	85
142	Ecuador	85
143	Solomon Islands	85
144	Vanuatu	85
145	Djibouti	84
146	Iraq	84
147	Liberia	84
148	Peru	84
149	Bolivia	83
150	Brazil	83
151	Lebanon	83
152	Timor-Leste	83
153	Cote d'Ivoire	82
154	Democratic Republic of the Congo	81
155	Marshall Islands	81
156	Mauritania	81
157	Senegal	81
158	El Salvador	81
159	Tonga	81
160	Mozambique	80
161	Cameroon	79
162	Indonesia	79
163	Niger	79
164	Benin	76
165	Republic of the Congo	75
166	Micronesia	75
167	Madagascar	75
168	Pakistan	75
169	Vietnam	75
170	South Africa	74
171	Bosnia and Herzegovina	73
172	Ethiopia	72
173	Mali	71
174	Gabon	70
175	Laos	68
176	Afghanistan	66
177	Philippines	65
178	Yemen	65
179	Haiti	64
180	Papua New Guinea	61
181	Venezuela	60
182	Angola	59
183	Nigeria	57
184	Ukraine	50
185	South Sudan	49
186	Central African Republic	47
187	Syria	47
188	Guinea	45
189	Somalia	42
190	Chad	41
191	Samoa	34
192	Equatorial Guinea	25