Immunization coverage

Key facts

• Globally in 2023, there were 14.5 million children missing out on any vaccination – so-called zero-dose children.
• Coverage of a third dose of vaccine protecting against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP3) was 84% in 2023.
• The proportion of children receiving a first dose of measles vaccine was 83% in 2023, well below the 2019 level of 86%.
• Global coverage for the first dose of HPV vaccine in girls grew from 20% in 2022 to 27% in 2023.
• Coverage of yellow fever vaccine in the countries at risk of it is 50%, well below the recommended 80%.

Overview

While immunization is one of the most successful public health interventions, coverage plateaued in the decade prior...