Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Kenya
Kenya: Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds was 3.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
3.0%
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
37th
of 45 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2020
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Kenya, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Kenya stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and up 200.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Kenya peaked at 7.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 37th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.0% | — |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +250.0% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -42.9% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 3.0% | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.0% | 7.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 34 Central African Republic 41.0% compare
- 35 Argentina 7.0% compare
- 36 Panama 5.0% compare
- 38 Burundi 0.0%
- 38 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 38 South Sudan 0.0%
- 38 Mauritania 0.0%
- 38 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0%
- 38 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 38 Rwanda 0.0%
- 38 Somalia 0.0%
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Kenya?
- Yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds in Kenya was 3.0% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds?
- Kenya ranks 37th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is yellow fever vaccine (yfv) immunization coverage among 1-year olds rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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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