Vaccination coverage in Tanzania
Tanzania: Vaccination coverage was 83.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Vaccination coverage in Tanzania, 2002–2024
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 Tanzania is 83.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Tanzania peaked at 97.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.0%, in 2007.
That places Tanzania 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Vaccination coverage in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 89.0% | — |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 83.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 83.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.1% | 83.0% | 95.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 89.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 83.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 Tanzania?
- Vaccination coverage in Tanzania was 83.0% 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.0% in 2007.
- How does Tanzania rank for vaccination coverage?
- Tanzania ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.