Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Namibia
Namibia: Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Namibia, 1991–2024
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 Namibia is 74.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Namibia peaked at 94.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1997.
Namibia ranks 161st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.9% | 66.0% | 79.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 77.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 82.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 74.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 161 South Africa 74.0% compare
- 163 Ethiopia 73.0% compare
- 163 South Sudan 73.0% compare
- 163 Syria 73.0% compare
More health data for Namibia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 27,102 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 26,893 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 26,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 26,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,355 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,154 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Namibia?
- Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Namibia was 74.0% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1997.
- How does Namibia rank for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Namibia ranks 161st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.