Vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Vaccination coverage was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe, 1995–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 91.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe peaked at 97.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1995.
That places Zimbabwe 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 30 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.0% | — |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +800.0% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +77.8% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +29.2% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +154.8% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 91.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 91.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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% | 1.0% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | +154.8% | 31.0% | 79.0% |
| 1997 | +77.8% | 9.0% | 16.0% |
| 1998 | +50.0% | 16.0% | 24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 1.0% | 31.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 65.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 87.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 86.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe?
- Vaccination coverage in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1995.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for vaccination coverage?
- Zimbabwe ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.