Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Botswana
Botswana: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Botswana, 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 share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Botswana is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Botswana peaked at 97.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1980.
That places Botswana 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.6% | 63.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 91.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 87.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 97.0% compare
- 33 Bhutan 97.0% compare
- 33 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 33 Iceland 97.0% compare
- 33 India 97.0% compare
- 33 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 33 Russia 97.0% compare
- 33 Rwanda 97.0% compare
- 33 Seychelles 97.0% compare
- 33 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 33 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 33 Spain 97.0% compare
- 33 Tuvalu 97.0% compare
- 33 Uruguay 97.0% compare
More health data for Botswana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 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 24,110 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,286 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,367 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 24,535 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 24,604 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Botswana?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Botswana was 97.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1980.
- How does Botswana rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Botswana ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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 Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.