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.
Vaccination coverage in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 47.0% | — |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 56.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 73.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 73.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 88% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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.