Global vaccination coverage in Ghana
Ghana: Global vaccination coverage was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
1st
of 191 countries
All-time high
99
in 2017
All-time low
80
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Global vaccination coverage in Ghana, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, global vaccination coverage in Ghana stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Ghana peaked at 99 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80, in 2002.
That places Ghana 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 80 | — |
| 2003 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94 | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 98 | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 89 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 93 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 99 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 98 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 95 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +4.2% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 99 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.12 | 80 | 94 | 8 |
| 2010s | 94 | 89 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.67 | 94 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99 compare
- 1 Bhutan 99 compare
- 1 Brunei 99 compare
- 1 Cuba 99 compare
- 1 El Salvador 99 compare
- 1 Guyana 99 compare
- 1 Latvia 99 compare
- 1 Maldives 99 compare
- 1 Malta 99 compare
- 1 Monaco 99 compare
- 1 North Korea 99 compare
- 1 Oman 99 compare
- 1 Palestine 99 compare
- 1 Portugal 99 compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99 compare
- 1 Tuvalu 99 compare
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Ghana?
- Global vaccination coverage in Ghana was 99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2017.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Ghana ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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