India Accounted for 6.4% of Global ‘Zero-dose Children’ in 2024
According to a United Nations report released in July 2025, India constituted 6.4 per cent of the global population of children who did not receive a single dose of any vaccine in 2024.
Key Points
India’s Zero-Dose Children
- India accounted for 49.2% of zero-dose children in South Asia.
- Zero-dose children are those who have not received any routine immunisations, including the first dose of the DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis) vaccine — a critical indicator of healthcare access.
Progress in India
- In 2024, India reduced the number of zero-dose children by 684,000.
- However, 909,000 children remain unvaccinated, and an additional 454,000 have ....
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