Vaccination coverage by income in in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Vaccination coverage by income in was 87 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage by income in in Sao Tome and Principe, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 87 for vaccination coverage by income in in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage by income in in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 99 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 26, in 1983.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage by income in in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 42 | — |
| 1982 | 34 | -19.0% |
| 1983 | 26 | -23.5% |
| 1984 | 49 | +88.5% |
| 1985 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 65 | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 72 | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 77 | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 63 | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 92 | +46.0% |
| 1991 | 87 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 68 | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 60 | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 83 | +38.3% |
| 1995 | 79 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 68 | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 73 | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 82 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 92 | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 92 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 87 | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 87 | +0.0% |
Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries
- Sao Tome and Principe's 87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 86, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sao Tome and Principe's 87 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage by income in in Sao Tome and Principe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +88.5% | 26 | 49 |
| 1990 | +46.0% | 63 | 92 |
| 1994 | +38.3% | 60 | 83 |
| 1986 | +35.4% | 48 | 65 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.89 | 26 | 77 | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.1 | 60 | 92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.4 | 82 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9 | 95 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91 | 87 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 117 Dominican Republic 87 compare
- 117 Kiribati 87 compare
- 117 Niger 87 compare
- 117 Solomon Islands 87 compare
More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 15 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.58 % 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 0.0651 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.65 % 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 0.0668 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage by income in in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Vaccination coverage by income in in Sao Tome and Principe was 87 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage by income in recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2008.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage by income in recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 1983.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for vaccination coverage by income in?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vaccination coverage by income in rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage by income in. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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