Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella was 84.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Tanzania, 2014–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Tanzania stood at 84.0%.
The figure is down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Tanzania peaked at 97.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2021.
That places Tanzania 130th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 97.0% | — |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 84.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 84.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.0%, 95% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 90.3% | 83.0% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 80.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Tanzania?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Tanzania was 84.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2021.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella?
- Tanzania ranks 130th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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 Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had one dose of rubella vaccine in a given year.