Global vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Global vaccination coverage was 91 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Global vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe, 1995–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 91 for global vaccination coverage in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe peaked at 97 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1995.
That places Zimbabwe 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Global vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 9 | +800.0% |
| 1997 | 16 | +77.8% |
| 1998 | 24 | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 31 | +29.2% |
| 2000 | 79 | +154.8% |
| 2001 | 76 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 73 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 70 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 68 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 65 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 68 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 72 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 75 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 90 | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 94 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 97 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 91 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 87 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 86 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 91 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 91 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +800.0% | 1 | 9 |
| 2000 | +154.8% | 31 | 79 |
| 1997 | +77.8% | 9 | 16 |
| 1998 | +50.0% | 16 | 24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2 | 1 | 31 | 5 |
| 2000s | 71.9 | 65 | 79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2 | 87 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.33 | 86 | 91 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 83 Burkina Faso 91 compare
- 83 Senegal 91 compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 91 compare
- 83 Ukraine 91 compare
- 83 Zambia 91 compare
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % 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 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % 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 0.0701 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe?
- Global vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe was 91 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global vaccination coverage recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2012.
- What is the lowest global vaccination coverage recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for global vaccination coverage?
- Zimbabwe ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is global vaccination coverage rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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