Vaccination coverage in Uganda
Uganda: Vaccination coverage was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 91.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Uganda peaked at 94.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2002.
Uganda ranks 86th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 29.0% | — |
| 2003 | 44.0% | +51.7% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +40.9% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 91.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 91.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +51.7% | 29.0% | 44.0% |
| 2004 | +40.9% | 44.0% | 62.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8% | 29.0% | 79.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 89.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Vaccination coverage in Uganda was 91.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2002.
- How does Uganda rank for vaccination coverage?
- Uganda ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.