Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Ghana
Ghana: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Ghana, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Ghana stood at 90.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Ghana peaked at 95.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1984.
That places Ghana 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.0% | — |
| 1981 | 23.0% | +43.8% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | -37.5% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | +110.0% |
| 1986 | 31.0% | +47.6% |
| 1987 | 51.0% | +64.5% |
| 1988 | 59.0% | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 65.0% | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 78.0% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 90.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 90.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +110.0% | 10.0% | 21.0% |
| 1987 | +64.5% | 31.0% | 51.0% |
| 1986 | +47.6% | 21.0% | 31.0% |
| 1981 | +43.8% | 16.0% | 23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3% | 10.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.5% | 61.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.1% | 78.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 89.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Ghana?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Ghana 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 share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1984.
- How does Ghana rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Ghana ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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