Global vaccination coverage in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Global vaccination coverage was 77 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global vaccination coverage in Vanuatu is 77, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Vanuatu peaked at 90 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46, in 1991.
That places Vanuatu 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46 | — |
| 1992 | 82 | +78.3% |
| 1993 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69 | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 66 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 69 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 75 | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 71 | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 64 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 63 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 61 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 59 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 63 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 67 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 70 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 75 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 79 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 84 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 80 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 78 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 62 | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 68 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 72 | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 77 | +8.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 77 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 77 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90.5, 85% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +78.3% | 46 | 82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.33 | 46 | 82 | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.1 | 59 | 70 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7 | 75 | 90 | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.33 | 62 | 78 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 152 Kyrgyzstan 79 compare
- 153 Equatorial Guinea 78 compare
- 154 Ecuador 77 compare
- 154 Guatemala 77 compare
- 154 North Macedonia 77 compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Vanuatu?
- Global vaccination coverage in Vanuatu was 77 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2019.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Vanuatu ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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