Contact Contacts
DPT immunization coverage — all countries

DPT immunization coverage — Malawi

DPT immunization coverage in Malawi in 2024 — 91%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 33 pp.

2024 91% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 93of 192
Period maximum 99%2006
Period minimum 55%1985

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

DPT immunization coverage — Malawi, 1980–202440608010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 58%1981: 66%1982: 64%1983: 63%1984: 58%1985: 55%1986: 57%1987: 78%1988: 82%1989: 87%1990: 87%1991: 87%1992: 87%1993: 91%1994: 82%1995: 89%1996: 90%1997: 95%1998: 96%1999: 85%2000: 75%2001: 90%2002: 64%2003: 84%2004: 89%2005: 93%2006: 99%2007: 87%2008: 91%2009: 93%2010: 93%2011: 97%2012: 96%2013: 89%2014: 91%2015: 88%2016: 84%2017: 88%2018: 92%2019: 95%2020: 94%2021: 93%2022: 86%2023: 91%2024: 91%
Change over the period: +33 pp Annual average: 0.75 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malawi

Malawi 91%
World 84.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa 74%
Eastern Africa computed 80.6%
Low-income countries computed 71.1%
DPT immunization coverage — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 91 +0 pp
2023 91 +5 pp
2022 86 −7 pp
2021 93 −1 pp
2020 94 −1 pp
2019 95 +3 pp
2018 92 +4 pp
2017 88 +4 pp
2016 84 −4 pp
2015 88 −3 pp
2014 91 +2 pp
2013 89 −7 pp
2012 96 −1 pp
2011 97 +4 pp
2010 93 +0 pp
2009 93 +2 pp
2008 91 +4 pp
2007 87 −12 pp
2006 99 +6 pp
2005 93 +4 pp
2004 89 +5 pp
2003 84 +20 pp
2002 64 −26 pp
2001 90 +15 pp
2000 75 −10 pp
1999 85 −11 pp
1998 96 +1 pp
1997 95 +5 pp
1996 90 +1 pp
1995 89 +7 pp
1994 82 −9 pp
1993 91 +4 pp
1992 87 +0 pp
1991 87 +0 pp
1990 87 +0 pp
1989 87 +5 pp
1988 82 +4 pp
1987 78 +21 pp
1986 57 +2 pp
1985 55 −3 pp
1984 58 −5 pp
1983 63 −1 pp
1982 64 −2 pp
1981 66 +8 pp
1980 58 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

RW Rwanda 98 ER Eritrea 95 SC Seychelles 94 MU Mauritius 93 KE Kenya 91 MW Malawi 91 UG Uganda 91 ZM Zambia 91 ZW Zimbabwe 91 BI Burundi 89 TZ Tanzania 83 DJ Djibouti 77 KM Comoros 75 ET Ethiopia 73 SS South Sudan 73 MZ Mozambique 70 SO Somalia 70 MG Madagascar 60
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of the combined vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. The indicator is used as a gauge of whether the whole system of primary health care works: if a child has had three doses, the family has reached a health facility at least three times.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Malawi

Healthcare Measles immunization

What part of children aged 12–23 months are vaccinated against measles. Herd immunity requires 95%.

Malawi by year Healthcare Universal health coverage index

A composite estimate of how far the population is supplied with the medical care it needs. A scale from 0 to 100.

Malawi by year Mortality Under-five mortality rate

The probability of dying before the fifth birthday — per 1,000 live births.

Malawi by year Mortality Infant mortality rate

The number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births.

Malawi by year
All indicators for Malawi