Vaccination coverage in Eswatini
Eswatini: Vaccination coverage was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Eswatini, 1996–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 84.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Eswatini peaked at 98.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 1996.
That places Eswatini 130th 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 29 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 76.0% | — |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +26.0% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 84.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 84.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +26.0% | 77.0% | 97.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 76.0% | 81.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 83.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.1% | 89.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 77.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6874 % 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 0.0553 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5455 % 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 Eswatini?
- Vaccination coverage in Eswatini was 84.0% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 1996.
- How does Eswatini rank for vaccination coverage?
- Eswatini ranks 130th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.