Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 was 29.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 in Nigeria, 1990–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 in Nigeria is 29.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 in Nigeria peaked at 29.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2007.
That places Nigeria 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.4% | — |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -62.0% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +134.5% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +32.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 29.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.8%, 43% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 29.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.3%, 49% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 8.4% | 19.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 20.4% | 29.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 36 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 35.9% compare
- 37 Ethiopia 35.4% compare
- 38 Côte d'Ivoire 33.5% compare
- 40 Chad 25.5% compare
- 41 Guinea 22.6% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 in Nigeria?
- Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 in Nigeria was 29.3% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2007.
- How does Nigeria rank for vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3?
- Nigeria ranks 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
- Is vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): q3 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Vaccinations (all vaccinations) (% of children ages 12-23 months): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Vaccinations: Percentage of children 12-23 months who have received specific vaccines by the time of the survey (according to the vaccination card or the mother's report). Children with all vaccinations refer children who have received BCG, measles, and three doses each of DPT and polio vaccine (excluding polio 0). Some MICS surveys refer children in different age groups (e.g. 18-29 months, or 15-26 months).