Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds was 50.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
50.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
6th
of 8 groups
All-time high
50.0%
in 2024
All-time low
9.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Africa (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Africa (WHO region) is 50.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 50.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +73.3% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +26.9% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 40.0% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 35.0% | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 47.0% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2025 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 9.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.5% | 35.0% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 43.0% | 50.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO region)
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 93.0% compare
- 4 Ghana 91.0% compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 91.0% compare
- 4 Senegal 91.0% compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 85.0% compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 85.0% compare
- 7 Liberia 85.0% compare
More health data for Africa (WHO region)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12,202 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 20,578 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,654 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 179,400 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 20,261 (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -0.0365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -8.02 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Africa (WHO region)?
- Yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Africa (WHO region) was 50.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 6th out of 8 groups with data for 2025.
- Is yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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