Global vaccination coverage in Malaysia
Malaysia: Global vaccination coverage was 95 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
95
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
58th
of 191 countries
All-time high
99
in 2015
All-time low
69
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Global vaccination coverage in Malaysia, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 95 for global vaccination coverage in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Malaysia peaked at 99 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 69, in 1989.
That places Malaysia 58th 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 37 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 69 | — |
| 1990 | 86 | +24.6% |
| 1991 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 86 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 94 | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 94 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 95 | +2.2% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 95 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 95 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.5, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69 | 69 | 69 | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.2 | 86 | 97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.6 | 94 | 97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.2 | 96 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.33 | 93 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Malaysia?
- Global vaccination coverage in Malaysia was 95 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2015.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 in 1989.
- How does Malaysia rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Malaysia ranks 58th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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