Vaccination coverage in Malawi

Malawi: Vaccination coverage was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
91.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
86th
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2006
All-time low
64.0%
in 2002
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Vaccination coverage in Malawi, 2002–2024

0204060801002002201320242002: 64 %2003: 84 %2004: 89 %2005: 93 %2006: 99 %2007: 87 %2008: 91 %2009: 93 %2010: 93 %2011: 97 %2012: 96 %2013: 89 %2014: 91 %2015: 88 %2016: 84 %2017: 88 %2018: 92 %2019: 95 %2020: 94 %2021: 93 %2022: 86 %2023: 91 %2024: 91 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, vaccination coverage in Malawi stood at 91.0%.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Malawi peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2002.

That places Malawi 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.5% 64.0% 99.0% 8
2010s 91.3% 84.0% 97.0% 10
2020s 91.0% 86.0% 94.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is vaccination coverage in Malawi?
Vaccination coverage in Malawi was 91.0% 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2002.
How does Malawi rank for vaccination coverage?
Malawi ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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

Indicator
Vaccination coverage
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,723 data points, 1989–2024
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