Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Vanuatu, 1982–2024
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 Vanuatu is 61.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Vanuatu peaked at 90.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1984.
Vanuatu ranks 180th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.9% | 18.0% | 50.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 63.4% | 53.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 53.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 71.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 50.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 3,729 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 3,405 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 3,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 3,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 3,380 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 3,858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Vanuatu?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Vanuatu was 61.0% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1984.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Vanuatu ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.