Vaccination coverage in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Vaccination coverage was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Vanuatu, 1991–2024
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 Vanuatu is 71.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Vanuatu peaked at 90.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1991.
That places Vanuatu 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.0% | — |
| 1992 | 82.0% | +78.3% |
| 1993 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 71.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 71.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 76% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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% | 46.0% | 82.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.3% | 46.0% | 82.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 59.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 75.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 62.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Vanuatu?
- Vaccination coverage in Vanuatu was 71.0% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for vaccination coverage?
- Vanuatu ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.