Vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Vaccination coverage was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka, 2003–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 97.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2003.
That places Sri Lanka 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32.0% | — |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +93.8% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +59.7% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 97.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 32.0% | 99.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- Vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka was 97.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for vaccination coverage?
- Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.