Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Ghana
Ghana: Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine was 93 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Ghana, 2012–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Ghana stood at 93.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Ghana peaked at 98 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 49, in 2012.
Ghana ranks 20th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 49 | — |
| 2013 | 87 | +77.6% |
| 2014 | 98 | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 88 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 97 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 89 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 96 | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 64 | -31.9% |
| 2024 | 82 | +28.1% |
| 2025 | 93 | +13.4% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 93 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 93 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +77.6% | 49 | 87 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.5 | 49 | 98 | 8 |
| 2020s | 86.33 | 64 | 96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Ghana?
- Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Ghana was 93 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine?
- Ghana ranks 20th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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