Children fully immunised at the age of 18 months in New Zealand
By health district, year ended June 2026, % of children within age group
| Health district | % of children within group |
|---|---|
| Auckland | 77.7% |
| Bay of Plenty | 58.7% |
| Canterbury | 81.00000000000001% |
| Capital & Coast | 82.999999999999996% |
| Counties Manukau | 69.5% |
| Hawke's Bay | 65.9% |
| Hutt Valley | 77.5% |
| Lakes | 64.2% |
| MidCentral | 71.9% |
| Nelson Marlborough | 73.9% |
| Northland | 48.2% |
| South Canterbury | 76.6% |
| Southern | 79.1% |
| Tairāwhiti | 54.9% |
| Taranaki | 67.5% |
| Waikato | 68.000000000000005% |
| Wairarapa | 74.2% |
| Waitematā | 74.6% |
| West Coast | 72.3% |
| Whanganui | 60.6% |
Definitions
Number eligible: the number of children who turned one of the milestone ages in the reporting period.
Fully immunised for age: the number of eligible children who have completed all of their age appropriate immunisations by the time they turned the milestone age.
Data calculation/treatment
Immunisation coverage is measured at ‘milestone ages’ using National Immunisation Register (NIR) data. The milestone ages are six months, eight months, 12 months (one year), 18 months, 24 months (two years), 54 months (four and a half years) and five years of age.
Please note the ethnic group is calculated based on the prioritised ethnicity method.
For more information
Please find immunisation schedule: here https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-wellness/immunisation/new-zealand-immunisation-schedule
Inclusions
Coverage figures include Pneumococcal vaccine.
Changes to data collection/processing
From 1 April 2024 the “opt-offs” category has been removed as the AIR only reports on “active individuals”.
From 1 January 2024 ethnicity coverage of “NZ European” and “Other” ethnic groups merged and created the “European or Other” group.
Data provided by
Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand
Dataset name
National Immunisation Register: Immunisation coverage data 12-month reporting period June 2026
Webpage:
How to find the data
At URL provided, download '1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026 [XLSX, 93 KB]' under the 'Immunisation coverage data – 12-month reporting period' heading.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: National Immunisation Register: Immunisation coverage data 12-month reporting period June 2026
From the dataset National Immunisation Register: Immunisation coverage data 12-month reporting period June 2026, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: Ethnicity
- Range:
D18:R192 - Provided: 2,205 data points
This data forms the table Health - Immunisation coverage by ethnic group and health district at milestone ages Year ended June 2026.
Dataset originally released on:
July 09, 2026
About this dataset
This data shows the immunisation coverage for children who turned the milestone age during the 12 month reporting period ending June 2025, and who have completed their age appropriate immunisations.
Method of collection/Data provider
At the end of 2023, the NIR was retired and was replaced with the new Aotearoa Immunisation Register (AIR). The AIR captures a greater number of eligible tamariki compared to the NIR, which means a drop in coverage is expected.