Global vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Global vaccination coverage was 96 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
96
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
40th
of 191 countries
All-time high
99
in 2005
All-time low
32
in 2003
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Global vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka, 2003–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 96 for global vaccination coverage in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka peaked at 99 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32, in 2003.
That places Sri Lanka 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 32 | — |
| 2004 | 62 | +93.8% |
| 2005 | 99 | +59.7% |
| 2006 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 96 | -1.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 96 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 96 is above the median for South Asia, which is 96, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.43 | 32 | 99 | 7 |
| 2010s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97 | 96 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 40 Albania 96 compare
- 40 China 96 compare
- 40 Costa Rica 96 compare
- 40 Eritrea 96 compare
- 40 France 96 compare
- 40 Israel 96 compare
- 40 Mauritius 96 compare
- 40 Mongolia 96 compare
- 40 Morocco 96 compare
- 40 Nepal 96 compare
- 40 Norway 96 compare
- 40 Palau 96 compare
- 40 Qatar 96 compare
- 40 Singapore 96 compare
- 40 Slovakia 96 compare
- 40 Uruguay 96 compare
- 40 Nicaragua 96 compare
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka?
- Global vaccination coverage in Sri Lanka was 96 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2005.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 32 in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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