This statistic displays the share of children under five years old who completed a primary course of immunization against diphtheria, tetanus and polio in England, from 2003/04 to 2023/24. In the period 2023/23, 92.6 percent of children under five years old had completed their primary immunization against diphtheria, tetanus and polio.
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Share of children immunized against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DPT) by their fifth birthday in England from 2003/04 to 2023/24
Characteristic
Share of children
2003-04
93.6%
2004-05
93.3%
2005-06
93.8%
2006-07
93.3%
2007-08
92.6%
2008-09
92.5%
2009-10
94%
2010-11
94.7%
2011-12
95.4%
2012-13
95.8%
2013-14
95.6%
2014-15
95.6%
2015-16
95.6%
92.5%93%93.5%94%94.5%95%95.5%96%
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*The DTaP/IPV/Hib (5-in-1) vaccine was replaced by the DTaP/IPV/Hib/HepB (6-in-1) vaccine in August 2017. Therefore, the 5-year age cohort in 2023-24 (born in 2018-19), will be the first cohort to have all received the 6-in-1 vaccination. See Appendix G in the source for full details.
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NHS Digital. (September 17, 2024). Share of children immunized against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DPT) by their fifth birthday in England from 2003/04 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/378619/diphtheria-tetanus-and-polio-primary-immunisation-by-year-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Share of children immunized against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DPT) by their fifth birthday in England from 2003/04 to 2023/24." Chart. September 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378619/diphtheria-tetanus-and-polio-primary-immunisation-by-year-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2024). Share of children immunized against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DPT) by their fifth birthday in England from 2003/04 to 2023/24. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/378619/diphtheria-tetanus-and-polio-primary-immunisation-by-year-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Share of Children Immunized against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (Dpt) by Their Fifth Birthday in England from 2003/04 to 2023/24." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378619/diphtheria-tetanus-and-polio-primary-immunisation-by-year-in-england/
NHS Digital, Share of children immunized against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DPT) by their fifth birthday in England from 2003/04 to 2023/24 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/378619/diphtheria-tetanus-and-polio-primary-immunisation-by-year-in-england/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Share of children immunized against Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio (DPT) by their fifth birthday in England from 2003/04 to 2023/24 [Graph], NHS Digital, September 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/378619/diphtheria-tetanus-and-polio-primary-immunisation-by-year-in-england/
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