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.
Vaccination coverage in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 44.0% | — |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 70.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 70.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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.