Australia vs Canada: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus
Australia
83.0%
in 2024
Canada
86.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Canada rank
9th
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 86.0% against 83.0% in Australia, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 9th of 74 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.6% | 78.6% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 86.4% | 4.6% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 86.0% against 83.0% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus between Australia and Canada?
- 3.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 9th of 74 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of fifteen-year-old girls who, between the ages of 9 and 14, received their last dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine.