Archive · 25 Jun 2025
Childhood Vaccination Rates Decline Globally, Endangering Millions
Vaccines help protect kids from getting really sick.
A recent study showed that the number of kids getting these vaccines has gone down since 2010, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This means more kids are at risk of getting diseases like measles.
Even though vaccines have helped a lot of kids in the past, there's still work to do.
Many unvaccinated kids live in Africa and South Asia.
Experts say we need to give more vaccines to protect kids from getting sick.
Global childhood vaccination rates have declined since 2010, putting millions of children at risk.
The Lancet study analyzed vaccination coverage for 11 core vaccines across 204 countries.
Vaccination coverage doubled globally between 1980 and 2023, but progress has stalled.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a sharp decline in global vaccine coverage.
Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia account for most unvaccinated children.
- Who
- Millions of children are at risk.
- What
- A decline in global childhood vaccination rates.
- When
- Decline began since 2010, exacerbated during 2020-2023.
- Where
- Worldwide, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
- Why
- Due to stalled progress, the COVID-19 pandemic, and vaccine misinformation.
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- Study Source
- The Lancet
- Study Period
- 1980-2023
- Vaccines Analyzed
- 11 core vaccines
- Countries Analyzed
- 204
- Main Affected Regions
- Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia