Vaccination coverage in Senegal
Senegal: Vaccination coverage was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Senegal, 2004–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 91.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Senegal peaked at 94.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 86th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 54.0% | — |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +55.6% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 91.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 91.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +55.6% | 54.0% | 84.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.5% | 54.0% | 94.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 89.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 83.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 Senegal?
- Vaccination coverage in Senegal was 91.0% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for vaccination coverage?
- Senegal ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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