Global vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Global vaccination coverage was 43 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, global vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea stood at 43.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea peaked at 69 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1993.
That places Papua New Guinea 189th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20 | — |
| 1991 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 12 | -36.8% |
| 1993 | 7 | -41.7% |
| 1994 | 20 | +185.7% |
| 1995 | 23 | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 43 | +87.0% |
| 1997 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 54 | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 67 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 60 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 63 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 69 | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 58 | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 55 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 64 | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 55 | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 58 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 52 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 49 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 46 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 36 | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40 | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 32 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 37 | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 42 | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 43 | +2.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 43 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 43 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.5, 48% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +185.7% | 7 | 20 |
| 1996 | +87.0% | 23 | 43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9 | 7 | 54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.2 | 55 | 69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2 | 35 | 59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.17 | 32 | 43 | 6 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea?
- Global vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea was 43 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 69 in 2006.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1993.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 189th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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