Vaccination coverage in Madagascar
Madagascar: Vaccination coverage was 60.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage in Madagascar, 2002–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Madagascar stood at 60.0%.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Madagascar peaked at 84.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2002.
That places Madagascar 180th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 51.0% | — |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | -7.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 60.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 60.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.0% | 51.0% | 84.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 62.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 55.0% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % 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 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % 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 Madagascar?
- Vaccination coverage in Madagascar was 60.0% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for vaccination coverage?
- Madagascar ranks 180th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.