Vaccination coverage in Botswana
Botswana: Vaccination coverage was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Botswana, 1995–2024
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 Botswana is 95.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Botswana peaked at 95.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 1997.
Botswana ranks 54th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 60.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 86.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 86.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Botswana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 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 24,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 24,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Botswana?
- Vaccination coverage in Botswana was 95.0% 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 1997.
- How does Botswana rank for vaccination coverage?
- Botswana ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 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.