Vaccination coverage in Somalia
Somalia: Vaccination coverage was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Somalia, 2013–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage in Somalia is 70.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Somalia peaked at 71.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2013.
Somalia ranks 164th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.7% | 44.0% | 57.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 55.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Somalia?
- Vaccination coverage in Somalia was 70.0% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2013.
- How does Somalia rank for vaccination coverage?
- Somalia ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.