Vaccination coverage in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Vaccination coverage was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Ethiopia, 2007–2024
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 Ethiopia is 73.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Ethiopia peaked at 73.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 2007.
Ethiopia ranks 157th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.7% | 47.0% | 56.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 59.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 62.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 155 Namibia 74.0% compare
- 155 South Africa 74.0% compare
- 157 South Sudan 73.0% compare
- 157 Syria 73.0% compare
- 160 Panama 72.0% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,357 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,357 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.24 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Ethiopia?
- Vaccination coverage in Ethiopia was 73.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 2007.
- How does Ethiopia rank for vaccination coverage?
- Ethiopia ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.