Overview

• An estimated 14.3 million children received no vaccines in 2024, with nine high-burden or conflict-affected countries accounting for over half of zero-dose cases
• Global DTP coverage held steady at 89% for the first dose and 85% for all three doses, falling short of the 90% target set by Immunization Agenda 2030
• Measles immunization rates stayed below herd-immunity thresholds, with 84% receiving the first dose and just 76% completing the second dose HPV vaccine uptake improved to 31% for the first dose and 28% for the full series in 2024 but remains far below the 90% coverage goal
• WHO and UNICEF warn that sharp funding cuts and rising vaccine misinformation in fragile settings could erode decades of immunization progress