Vaccination coverage in Malaysia
Malaysia: Vaccination coverage was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Malaysia, 1989–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 93.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Malaysia peaked at 99.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1989.
That places Malaysia 73rd 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 36 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 69.0% | — |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 93.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 93.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.0% | 69.0% | 69.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.2% | 86.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 73 Cape Verde 93.0% compare
- 73 Fiji 93.0% compare
- 73 Mauritius 93.0% compare
- 73 Serbia 93.0% compare
- 73 United Arab Emirates 93.0% compare
- 73 United States 93.0% compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Malaysia?
- Vaccination coverage in Malaysia was 93.0% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1989.
- How does Malaysia rank for vaccination coverage?
- Malaysia ranks 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.