Vaccination coverage who unicef in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Vaccination coverage who unicef was 97 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vaccination coverage who unicef in Sri Lanka, 1984–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, vaccination coverage who unicef in Sri Lanka stood at 97.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage who unicef in Sri Lanka peaked at 99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1984.
That places Sri Lanka 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage who unicef in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3 | — |
| 1985 | 20 | +566.7% |
| 1986 | 45 | +125.0% |
| 1987 | 60 | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 68 | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 76 | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 80 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 86 | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 87 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 94 | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97 | -2.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 97 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 97 is below the median for South Asia, which is 97.5, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage who unicef in Sri Lanka 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 | +566.7% | 3 | 20 |
| 1986 | +125.0% | 20 | 45 |
| 1987 | +33.3% | 45 | 60 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.33 | 3 | 76 | 6 |
| 1990s | 87 | 79 | 95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.3 | 96 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.83 | 96 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage who unicef in Sri Lanka?
- Vaccination coverage who unicef in Sri Lanka was 97 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage who unicef recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2000.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage who unicef recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1984.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for vaccination coverage who unicef?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vaccination coverage who unicef rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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