Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Rwanda
Rwanda: Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine was 84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Rwanda, 2012–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 84 for coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Rwanda peaked at 89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2012.
That places Rwanda 14th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17 | — |
| 2013 | 29 | +70.6% |
| 2014 | 37 | +27.6% |
| 2015 | 44 | +18.9% |
| 2016 | 54 | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 63 | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 72 | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 79 | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 80 | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 89 | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 66 | -25.8% |
| 2024 | 73 | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 84 | +15.1% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 84 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +70.6% | 17 | 29 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.38 | 17 | 79 | 8 |
| 2020s | 78 | 66 | 89 | 6 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Rwanda?
- Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine in Rwanda was 84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2012.
- How does Rwanda rank for coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine?
- Rwanda ranks 14th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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