Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita was 68.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau, 1983–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 68.0% for vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 87.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1983.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.0% | — |
| 1984 | 18.0% | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 47.0% | +161.1% |
| 1987 | 55.0% | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 66.0% | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | -39.2% |
| 1996 | 53.0% | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 68.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 73.0%, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 68.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.5%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +161.1% | 18.0% | 47.0% |
| 1984 | +100.0% | 9.0% | 18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.1% | 9.0% | 66.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 58.8% | 45.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.3% | 49.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9% | 78.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 67.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % 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 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % 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 vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau?
- Vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita in Guinea-Bissau was 68.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1983.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 174th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 Vaccination coverage vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine in a given year.