Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Rwanda
Rwanda: Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Rwanda, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Rwanda stood at 98.0%.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Rwanda peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1981.
Rwanda ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.8% | 17.0% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.5% | 23.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 77.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 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 117,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 123,314 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 124,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 130,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 132,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 137,831 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Rwanda?
- Vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty in Rwanda was 98.0% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1981.
- How does Rwanda rank for vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Rwanda ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.