Vaccination coverage in Panama
Panama: Vaccination coverage was 72.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage in Panama, 2001–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Panama recorded 72.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Panama peaked at 98.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2023.
That places Panama 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.7% | 85.0% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 73.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 71.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Panama
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,074 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 101 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 36,017 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 34,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,196 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,979 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 36,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 35,077 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Panama?
- Vaccination coverage in Panama was 72.0% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2023.
- How does Panama rank for vaccination coverage?
- Panama ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.