Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 was 28 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
28
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
184th
of 184 countries
All-time high
41
in 2023
All-time low
20
in 2019
Years of data
7
2019–2025
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Papua New Guinea, 2019–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Papua New Guinea stood at 28.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Papua New Guinea ranks 184th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 | — |
| 2020 | 27 | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | -25.9% |
| 2022 | 25 | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 41 | +64.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | -36.6% |
| 2025 | 28 | +7.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 28 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74, 38% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 28 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78, 36% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2020s | 27.83 | 20 | 41 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Papua New Guinea was 28 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated with mcv2 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated with mcv2 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of children vaccinated with mcv2?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 184th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated with mcv2 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated with mcv2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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