Vaccination coverage who unicef in Samoa
Samoa: Vaccination coverage who unicef was 76 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage who unicef in Samoa, 1982–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, vaccination coverage who unicef in Samoa stood at 76.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage who unicef in Samoa peaked at 99 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2004.
That places Samoa 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage who unicef in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 59 | — |
| 1983 | 78 | +32.2% |
| 1984 | 83 | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 91 | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 78 | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 75 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 82 | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 89 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 77 | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 90 | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 91 | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 99 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 62 | -37.4% |
| 2004 | 25 | -59.7% |
| 2005 | 57 | +128.0% |
| 2006 | 54 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 63 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 44 | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 56 | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 59 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 76 | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 92 | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 85 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 75 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 40 | -40.3% |
| 2019 | 96 | +140.0% |
| 2020 | 66 | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 82 | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 87 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 76 | -10.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 76 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 76 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 84% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage who unicef in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +140.0% | 40 | 96 |
| 2005 | +128.0% | 25 | 57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.38 | 59 | 91 | 8 |
| 1990s | 92.3 | 77 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4 | 25 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1 | 40 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.33 | 62 | 87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage who unicef in Samoa?
- Vaccination coverage who unicef in Samoa was 76 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage who unicef recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1997.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage who unicef recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for vaccination coverage who unicef?
- Samoa ranks 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vaccination coverage who unicef rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage who unicef. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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