Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Zambia
Zambia: Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine was 80 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Zambia, 2014–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 80 for share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Zambia peaked at 96 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45, in 2022.
That places Zambia 68th out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 73 | — |
| 2015 | 82 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 94 | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 91 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 87 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 45 | -48.3% |
| 2023 | 53 | +17.8% |
| 2024 | 80 | +50.9% |
| 2025 | 80 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 80 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5, 96% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 80 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83, 96% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.67 | 73 | 96 | 6 |
| 2020s | 72 | 45 | 87 | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Zambia?
- Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine in Zambia was 80 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45 in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine?
- Zambia ranks 68th out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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