Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Zambia
Zambia: Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus was 12.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Zambia, 2020–2024
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 Zambia is 12.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.4% on the previous year and down 82.4% over five years.
Zambia ranks 70th of 74 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 68.0% | — |
| 2021 | 33.0% | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | -68.4% |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Zambia?
- Share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus in Zambia was 12.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for share of adolescent girls vaccinated against human papillomavirus?
- Zambia ranks 70th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Zambia 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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Share of fifteen-year-old girls who, between the ages of 9 and 14, received their last dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine.