Global vaccination coverage in Botswana
Botswana: Global vaccination coverage was 95 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Botswana, 1995–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global vaccination coverage in Botswana is 95, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Botswana peaked at 95 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1997.
Botswana ranks 58th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 73 | — |
| 1996 | 62 | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 60 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 77 | +28.3% |
| 1999 | 85 | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86 | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 95 | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 95 | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 95 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +28.3% | 60 | 77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4 | 60 | 85 | 5 |
| 2000s | 90.8 | 86 | 94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95 | 95 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5 | 86 | 95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % 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 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Botswana?
- Global vaccination coverage in Botswana was 95 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 95 in 2010.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1997.
- How does Botswana rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Botswana ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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