Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 was 73 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
73
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
131st
of 184 countries
All-time high
73
in 2022
All-time low
50
in 2016
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Sierra Leone, 2015–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Sierra Leone stood at 73. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Sierra Leone peaked at 73 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2016.
That places Sierra Leone 131st out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 60 | — |
| 2016 | 50 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 55 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 64 | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 72 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 67 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 73 | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 73 is above the median for low income countries, which is 65, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 73 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 71, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.2 | 50 | 72 | 5 |
| 2020s | 71 | 67 | 73 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Sierra Leone?
- Share of children vaccinated with mcv2 in Sierra Leone was 73 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated with mcv2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 73 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated with mcv2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of children vaccinated with mcv2?
- Sierra Leone ranks 131st out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated with mcv2 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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