Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Ghana
Ghana: Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds was 91.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Ghana, 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 Ghana is 91.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Ghana peaked at 95.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.0% | — |
| 2001 | 87.0% | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 91.0% | +15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.0% | 74.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 86.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 79.0% | 95.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 2 Colombia 96.0% compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 93.0% 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 Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0186 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0162 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Ghana?
- Yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Ghana was 91.0% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds?
- Ghana ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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