Vaccination coverage in Argentina
Argentina: Vaccination coverage was 75.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage in Argentina, 2002–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage in Argentina is 75.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Argentina peaked at 94.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2002.
That places Argentina 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 66.0% | — |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +13.6% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 75.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 83% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 75.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +36.4% | 66.0% | 90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 66.0% | 94.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 83.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 66.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More health data for Argentina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6333 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 684 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Argentina?
- Vaccination coverage in Argentina was 75.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2002.
- How does Argentina rank for vaccination coverage?
- Argentina ranks 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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 Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.