Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus was 77.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Malaysia, 2013–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Malaysia is 77.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Malaysia peaked at 89.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2020.
Malaysia ranks 19th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 82.0% | — |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.1% | 77.0% | 89.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 75.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Malaysia?
- Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Malaysia was 77.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Malaysia ranks 19th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.