Vaccination coverage in Bhutan
Bhutan: Vaccination coverage was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Bhutan, 1996–2024
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 Bhutan is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Bhutan peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1996.
That places Bhutan 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.8% | 16.0% | 90.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 83.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Bhutan
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 6,883 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,614 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,097 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Bhutan?
- Vaccination coverage in Bhutan was 98.0% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1996.
- How does Bhutan rank for vaccination coverage?
- Bhutan ranks 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.