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.
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 |
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More health data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 593,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 593,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 612,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 612,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 632,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,033 (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.