Vaccination coverage in Palau
Palau: Vaccination coverage was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Palau, 1991–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Palau stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Palau peaked at 99.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2009.
That places Palau 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 89.0% | — |
| 1992 | 75.0% | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 94.0% | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 73.0% | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +35.6% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Palau's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +35.6% | 73.0% | 99.0% |
| 1993 | +25.3% | 75.0% | 94.0% |
| 2009 | -25.0% | 92.0% | 69.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.1% | 73.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 69.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 80.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkey 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Palau?
- Vaccination coverage in Palau was 99.0% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2009.
- How does Palau rank for vaccination coverage?
- Palau ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.