Vaccination coverage in Myanmar
Myanmar: Vaccination coverage was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Myanmar, 2003–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 71.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Myanmar peaked at 92.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2003.
That places Myanmar 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.0% | — |
| 2004 | 39.0% | +387.5% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +59.0% |
| 2006 | 75.0% | +21.0% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -56.5% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +45.0% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +29.3% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | -56.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +91.9% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 71.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 71.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 76% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +387.5% | 8.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022 | +91.9% | 37.0% | 71.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 8.0% | 91.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 40.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 37.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 Myanmar?
- Vaccination coverage in Myanmar was 71.0% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2003.
- How does Myanmar rank for vaccination coverage?
- Myanmar ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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