Vaccination coverage in Mozambique
Mozambique: Vaccination coverage was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Mozambique, 2001–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 70.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Mozambique peaked at 85.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2001.
That places Mozambique 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.0% | — |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +204.0% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +27.3% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 70.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 70.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.7% | 25.0% | 76.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 74.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 55.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Mozambique?
- Vaccination coverage in Mozambique was 70.0% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2001.
- How does Mozambique rank for vaccination coverage?
- Mozambique ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.