Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominica
Dominica: Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty was 90.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominica, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominica is 90.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 60.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominica peaked at 99.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2023.
Dominica ranks 105th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 63.0% | — |
| 1981 | 97.0% | +54.0% |
| 1982 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 84.0% | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | -31.7% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +60.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 90.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 90.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +60.7% | 56.0% | 90.0% |
| 1981 | +54.0% | 63.0% | 97.0% |
| 2023 | -31.7% | 82.0% | 56.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.3% | 63.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.5% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 56.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More health data for Dominica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0066 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,509 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.75 % 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 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominica?
- Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Dominica was 90.0% 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. share in extreme poverty recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2023.
- How does Dominica rank for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Dominica ranks 105th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica 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. share in extreme poverty. 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.