Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in South Africa
South Africa: Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in South Africa, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in South Africa is 74.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in South Africa peaked at 86.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2003.
South Africa ranks 173rd of 209 countries on this measure, 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.0% | — |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.0% | 69.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 71.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 74.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 173 Namibia 74.0% compare
- 175 Ethiopia 73.0% compare
- 175 South Sudan 73.0% compare
- 175 Syrian Arab Republic 73.0% compare
- 175 Syrian Arab Republic 73.0% compare
More infrastructure data for South Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 179.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0158 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in South Africa?
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of in South Africa was 74.0% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2003.
- How does South Africa rank for proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of?
- South Africa ranks 173rd out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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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