Vaccination coverage in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Vaccination coverage was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Tuvalu, 1994–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Tuvalu stood at 94.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Tuvalu peaked at 99.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1994.
Tuvalu ranks 62nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 17.0% | — |
| 1995 | 49.0% | +188.2% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | +75.5% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 81.0% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 94.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 94.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Tuvalu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +188.2% | 17.0% | 49.0% |
| 1996 | +75.5% | 49.0% | 86.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.5% | 17.0% | 96.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 79.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 89.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More health data for Tuvalu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 985 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % 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 -4.28 % 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 Tuvalu?
- Vaccination coverage in Tuvalu was 94.0% 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1994.
- How does Tuvalu rank for vaccination coverage?
- Tuvalu ranks 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.