Vaccinations in the U.S.

Statistics report about vaccinations in the United States

Vaccinations in the U.S.

This report presents key facts and figures about vaccinations in the United States. It contains figures on the impact of vaccinations on select infectious disease rates, vaccination rates for children, adolescents and adults, complaints of injury and death from vaccinations, and U.S. public opinion on the issue of vaccinations.

Table of contents

Global overview

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  • Premium Statistic Global vaccination coverage in 2022, by vaccine type
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of 1-year-olds vaccinated against measles by world region 2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of measles deaths averted by vaccination worldwide from 2000-2022, by region
  • Premium Statistic One-year-olds who have DTP3 vaccination by world region 2021
  • Basic Statistic Countries with smallest DTP3 immunization coverage among infants worldwide 2020
  • Premium Statistic Perceived and actual number of infants with recommended vaccinations by country 2018
  • Basic Statistic Vaccination coverage against influenza among older people 2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of people worldwide who believed vaccines can cause autism as of 2017
  • Premium Statistic Leading pharmaceutical companies by global vaccine revenue 2021

U.S. vaccination impact

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  • Basic Statistic Cases of infectious diseases before and after the use of vaccines U.S. 2017
  • Basic Statistic New cases of measles in the U.S. 1985-2024
  • Basic Statistic New cases of hepatitis in the U.S. 1970-2022
  • Premium Statistic New cases of hepatitis A and B 1970-2022
  • Premium Statistic New cases of diphtheria in the U.S. 1950-2019
  • Basic Statistic New cases of mumps in the U.S. 1970-2019

Children and adolescents

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  • Basic Statistic MMR vaccination rate among U.S. children aged 19-35 months 1995-2017
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. children who received all doses of recommended vaccines 2017
  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. teenagers who had select vaccinations 2022-2023
  • Premium Statistic Vaccination coverage among U.S. adolescents as of 2023, by age
  • Premium Statistic Tdap vaccination rates among U.S. adolescents as of 2017, by state
  • Basic Statistic MenACWY vaccination rates among U.S. adolescents as of 2017, by state
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. children who were vaccinated against influenza in 2019, by age
  • Premium Statistic U.S. states with the lowest percent of children receiving vaccinations U.S. 2021

Adults

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  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who received select clinical preventive services in 2018
  • Premium Statistic U.S. college students that had received select vaccinations as of fall 2018
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who had flu vaccinations from 2009 to 2018, by age
  • Premium Statistic Percentage of U.S. older people who received influenza vaccination 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of older U.S. women with a flu shot in the past year as of 2022, by state
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults 60 and over with shingles vaccinations as of 2018, by gender
  • Basic Statistic Percentage of older U.S. people who received a pneumococcal vaccination 1997-2018

Injury and death from vaccines

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  • Premium Statistic Number of petitions filed for injury or death caused by vaccines U.S. 1988-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of petitions filed for damages caused by vaccines U.S. 1988-2023, by outcome
  • Basic Statistic Number of petitions filed per year for damages caused by vaccines U.S. 1988-2023

Public opinion

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults who felt the government should require childhood vaccinations 1991-2019
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who heard a lot about the disadvantages of child vaccinations 2001-2019
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults who believed vaccines cause autism 2015-2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who believed vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who believed vaccines cause autism in children as of 2019, by education
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who felt it important for children to get vaccinated 2001-2019, by age
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who felt it important for children to get vaccinated 2019, by education
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who thought vaccines were more dangerous than disease in 2001 to 2019

Focus: Human papillomavirus (HPV)

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  • Premium Statistic Share of U.S. teenagers who had an HPV vaccination 2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic HPV vaccine coverage among U.S. adolescents as of 2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. college students vaccinated against HPV as of fall 2023, by gender
  • Basic Statistic U.S. adults who received one or more doses of the HPV vaccine 2013-2018, by gender
  • Basic Statistic HPV vaccine coverage among U.S. male adolescents as of 2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic HPV vaccine coverage among U.S. female adolescents as of 2023, by age
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of age at first HPV vaccine dose for U.S. adults in 2018, by gender

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