Vaccination coverage in Zambia
Zambia: Vaccination coverage was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Zambia, 2005–2024
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 Zambia is 91.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Zambia peaked at 95.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2012.
That places Zambia 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.8% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 78.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 84.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 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 186,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 190,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 191,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 195,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 197,654 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 201,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Zambia?
- Vaccination coverage in Zambia 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2012.
- How does Zambia rank for vaccination coverage?
- Zambia ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.