Vaccination coverage in Egypt
Egypt: Vaccination coverage was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Egypt, 1994–2024
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 Egypt is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Egypt peaked at 99.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57.0%, in 1994.
That places Egypt 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 57.0% | — |
| 1995 | 74.0% | +29.8% |
| 1996 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 97.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 97.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +29.8% | 57.0% | 74.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 57.0% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 27 Albania 97.0% compare
- 27 Andorra 97.0% compare
- 27 Bangladesh 97.0% compare
- 27 Belgium 97.0% compare
- 27 Malta 97.0% compare
- 27 Nauru 97.0% compare
- 27 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 27 Russia 97.0% compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 27 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 97.0% compare
- 27 Tajikistan 97.0% compare
- 27 Tunisia 97.0% compare
- 27 Vietnam 97.0% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- Vaccination coverage in Egypt was 97.0% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.0% in 1994.
- How does Egypt rank for vaccination coverage?
- Egypt ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.