Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Zambia
Zambia: Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Zambia, 2014–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Zambia is 91.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Zambia peaked at 94.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 52nd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 77.0% | — |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.5% | 77.0% | 94.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 85.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Zambia?
- Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage in Zambia was 91.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage?
- Zambia ranks 52nd out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Pneumococcal vaccine vs. diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the third dose of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in a given year.