Proportion of the target population who received the final dose in South Africa
South Africa: Proportion of the target population who received the final dose was 79.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of the target population who received the final dose of in South Africa, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of the target population who received the final dose of in South Africa stood at 79.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of the target population who received the final dose of in South Africa peaked at 79.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 24th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of the target population who received the final dose in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 66.0% | — |
| 2015 | 61.0% | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | — |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +90.2% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 79.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.0%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 79.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.0% | 43.0% | 66.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 0.0% | 79.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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 the final dose of in South Africa?
- Proportion of the target population who received the final dose of in South Africa was 79.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of the target population who received the final dose of recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of the target population who received the final dose of recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for proportion of the target population who received the final dose of?
- South Africa ranks 24th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of the target population who received the final dose of rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 the final dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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