Global Immunization Newsletter - July 2026
2025 WHO/UNICEF estimates of
national immunization coverage (WUENIC)
Global childhood immunization coverage inches forward despite conflict and hesitancy – UNICEF, WHO
In 2025, 90 per cent of infants globally – or nearly 116 million – received at least one dose of a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine, and 85 per cent – or 110 million – completed the full three-dose series, according to the annual WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC) released today.
While both indicators rose by one percentage point from the previous year, global coverage remains one point below 2019 levels – hovering within the same narrow range since 2009.
Special feature
Digital tools and WUENIC: strengthening immunization data for better decision-making
How do digital tools contribute to improving the quality and timeliness of immunization data used for WUENIC estimates?
Press conference
Country profiles
Compendium of WUENIC resources
• Progress and challenges with Achieving Universal Vaccine Access and Immunization Coverage - here
• Notes on the WHO/UNICEF Immunization Coverage Estimates - 2025 revision - here
• Input to the WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage - here
• Questions & answers - here
• Immunization & vaccines statistics - UNICEF - here
• Full resources - here
Social media assets
Further resources
• More information on vaccines and immunization - here
• Health topic: Vaccines and Immunization - here
• Fact sheet: Immunization coverage - here
• Immunization Data Portal - here
• Press release: South East Asia - WHO calls for renewed efforts to reach every child with life-saving vaccines - here
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