Global vaccination coverage in Malawi
Malawi: Global vaccination coverage was 90 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Malawi, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, global vaccination coverage in Malawi stood at 90.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Malawi peaked at 99 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 64, in 2002.
That places Malawi 89th 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 24 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 64 | — |
| 2003 | 84 | +31.2% |
| 2004 | 89 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 93 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 99 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 87 | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 91 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 89 | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 88 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 92 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 86 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 91 | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90 | -1.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 90 is above the median for low income countries, which is 82, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 90 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +31.2% | 64 | 84 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5 | 64 | 99 | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.3 | 84 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.83 | 86 | 94 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,399 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Malawi?
- Global vaccination coverage in Malawi was 90 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2006.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Malawi ranks 89th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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