Vaccination coverage in Qatar
Qatar: Vaccination coverage was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Qatar, 1991–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 96.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Qatar peaked at 99.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 1991.
That places Qatar 43rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 86.0% | — |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 96.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 96.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 86.0% | 93.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 95.3% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 89.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More health data for Qatar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 185.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.26 % 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 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.19 % 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 Qatar?
- Vaccination coverage in Qatar was 96.0% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 1991.
- How does Qatar rank for vaccination coverage?
- Qatar ranks 43rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.