Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Zimbabwe, 1981–2024
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 Zimbabwe stood at 90.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Zimbabwe peaked at 97.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 1981.
Zimbabwe ranks 94th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 56.0% | — |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 78.0% | +25.8% |
| 1986 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 88.0% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 90.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe'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 Zimbabwe 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 | +25.8% | 62.0% | 78.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.3% | 56.0% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 84.8% | 77.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 66.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 85.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 85.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More health data for Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % 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 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 1981.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Zimbabwe ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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