Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in Nigeria

Nigeria: Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
67.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 209 countries
All-time high
67.0%
in 2023
All-time low
25.0%
in 2002
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in Nigeria, 2000–2024

02040602000201220242000: 29 %2001: 27 %2002: 25 %2003: 29 %2004: 33 %2005: 36 %2006: 40 %2007: 42 %2008: 53 %2009: 63 %2010: 56 %2011: 53 %2012: 36 %2013: 39 %2014: 43 %2015: 42 %2016: 53 %2017: 55 %2018: 61 %2019: 66 %2020: 62 %2021: 61 %2022: 59 %2023: 67 %2024: 67 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 67.0% for proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 55.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in Nigeria peaked at 67.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2002.

That places Nigeria 190th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine (%) in Nigeria, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 29.0%
2001 27.0% -6.9%
2002 25.0% -7.4%
2003 29.0% +16.0%
2004 33.0% +13.8%
2005 36.0% +9.1%
2006 40.0% +11.1%
2007 42.0% +5.0%
2008 53.0% +26.2%
2009 63.0% +18.9%
2010 56.0% -11.1%
2011 53.0% -5.4%
2012 36.0% -32.1%
2013 39.0% +8.3%
2014 43.0% +10.3%
2015 42.0% -2.3%
2016 53.0% +26.2%
2017 55.0% +3.8%
2018 61.0% +10.9%
2019 66.0% +8.2%
2020 62.0% -6.1%
2021 61.0% -1.6%
2022 59.0% -3.3%
2023 67.0% +13.6%
2024 67.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.7% 25.0% 63.0% 10
2010s 50.4% 36.0% 66.0% 10
2020s 63.2% 59.0% 67.0% 5

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  1. 187 Chad 68.0% compare
  2. 187 Equatorial Guinea 68.0% compare
  3. 187 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% compare
  4. 190 Lao People's Democratic Republic 67.0% compare
  5. 190 Lao People's Democratic Republic 67.0% compare
  6. 193 Democratic Republic of the Congo 65.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in Nigeria?
Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in Nigeria was 67.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2023.
What is the lowest proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2002.
How does Nigeria rank for proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of?
Nigeria ranks 190th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
Is proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP3) vaccine (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
246 places, 6,129 data points, 2000–2024
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