Vaccination coverage in East Timor
East Timor: Vaccination coverage was 83.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in East Timor, 2008–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in East Timor stood at 83.0%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in East Timor peaked at 83.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 2011.
East Timor ranks 132nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 79.0% | — |
| 2009 | 72.0% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 83.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 83.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 89% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.5% | 72.0% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 67.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 East Timor?
- Vaccination coverage in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 2011.
- How does East Timor rank for vaccination coverage?
- East Timor ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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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