Vaccination coverage in Mexico
Mexico: Vaccination coverage was 78.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage in Mexico, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Mexico stood at 78.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Mexico peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2018.
Mexico ranks 145th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | -8.2% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 78.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 78.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +37.5% | 56.0% | 77.0% |
| 2017 | -29.3% | 82.0% | 58.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 55.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 77.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- Vaccination coverage in Mexico was 78.0% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2018.
- How does Mexico rank for vaccination coverage?
- Mexico ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.