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.
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 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,407 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,595 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,584 (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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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.