Global vaccination coverage in Kiribati
Kiribati: Global vaccination coverage was 87 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Kiribati, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 87 for global vaccination coverage in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Kiribati peaked at 97 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1992.
That places Kiribati 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73 | — |
| 1991 | 7 | -90.4% |
| 1992 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 36 | +350.0% |
| 1995 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66 | +83.3% |
| 1997 | 97 | +47.0% |
| 1998 | 89 | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 82 | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 90 | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 85 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 79 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 73 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 67 | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 50 | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 88 | +76.0% |
| 2007 | 96 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 83 | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 86 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 91 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 75 | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 82 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 90 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 92 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 94 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 87 | -7.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 87 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.5, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +350.0% | 8 | 36 |
| 1991 | -90.4% | 73 | 7 |
| 1996 | +83.3% | 36 | 66 |
| 2006 | +76.0% | 50 | 88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50 | 6 | 97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.7 | 50 | 96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5 | 75 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.67 | 87 | 94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 107 Lithuania 87 compare
- 107 Netherlands 87 compare
- 107 Niger 87 compare
- 107 Poland 87 compare
- 107 Sao Tome and Principe 87 compare
- 107 Solomon Islands 87 compare
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 34 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % 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 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % 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 0.0611 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Kiribati?
- Global vaccination coverage in Kiribati was 87 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 1997.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1992.
- How does Kiribati rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Kiribati ranks 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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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