Vaccination coverage in Brazil
Brazil: Vaccination coverage was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Brazil, 1994–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Brazil stood at 90.0%.
That represents a change of down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Brazil peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1994.
That places Brazil 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.0% | — |
| 1995 | 10.0% | +150.0% |
| 1996 | 15.0% | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | -60.0% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | +116.7% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | +546.2% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 90.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 90.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +546.2% | 13.0% | 84.0% |
| 1995 | +150.0% | 4.0% | 10.0% |
| 1998 | +116.7% | 6.0% | 13.0% |
| 1997 | -60.0% | 15.0% | 6.0% |
| 1996 | +50.0% | 10.0% | 15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 4.0% | 84.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 72.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 68.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 Brazil?
- Vaccination coverage in Brazil was 90.0% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1994.
- How does Brazil rank for vaccination coverage?
- Brazil ranks 97th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.