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.
Vaccination coverage in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 16.0% | — |
| 1997 | 84.0% | +425.0% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 98.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 98.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +425.0% | 16.0% | 84.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2986 % 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 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.3987 % 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 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.