Vaccination coverage in Sudan
Sudan: Vaccination coverage was 39.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Sudan, 2005–2024
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 Sudan is 39.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Sudan peaked at 95.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2005.
That places Sudan 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.0% | — |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +172.7% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +24.0% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | -39.3% |
| 2024 | 39.0% | -23.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 39.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 39.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +172.7% | 22.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023 | -39.3% | 84.0% | 51.0% |
| 2007 | +30.0% | 60.0% | 78.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.0% | 22.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 75.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 39.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 186 Central African Republic 42.0% compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 42.0% compare
- 186 Yemen 42.0% compare
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % 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 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Sudan?
- Vaccination coverage in Sudan was 39.0% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2005.
- How does Sudan rank for vaccination coverage?
- Sudan ranks 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.