Vaccination coverage in South Sudan
South Sudan: Vaccination coverage was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in South Sudan, 2015–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in South Sudan stood at 73.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in South Sudan peaked at 73.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2016.
That places South Sudan 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.6% | 45.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 67.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
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More health data for South Sudan
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,029 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,347 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 123 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 4.63 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 138,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 141,133 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 137,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 139,438 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in South Sudan?
- Vaccination coverage in South Sudan was 73.0% 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2016.
- How does South Sudan rank for vaccination coverage?
- South Sudan ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.