Rubella vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Rubella vaccination coverage was 45 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rubella vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea, 2015–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rubella vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea is 45, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rubella vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea peaked at 57 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 173rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Rubella vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 57 | — |
| 2016 | 46 | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 41 | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 37 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44 | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 35 | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 41 | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 52 | +26.8% |
| 2024 | 44 | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 45 | +2.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 45 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 54% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 45 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.6 | 37 | 57 | 5 |
| 2020s | 43.5 | 35 | 52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 170 Venezuela 53 compare
- 171 Benin 49 compare
- 172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46 compare
- 174 Yemen 41 compare
- 175 Montenegro 13 compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rubella vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea?
- Rubella vaccination coverage in Papua New Guinea was 45 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rubella vaccination coverage recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 57 in 2015.
- What is the lowest rubella vaccination coverage recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for rubella vaccination coverage?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rubella vaccination coverage rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rubella vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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