679,000 ‘zero-dose’ Indian children didn’t receive single dose of vaccine in their first year in 2025: WHO report

In 2025, 679,000 Indian children were zero-dose, receiving no vaccine in their first year, per WHO-UNICEF report.

Globally, 13.5 million zero-dose children existed, with Nigeria highest at 2.2 million.

% of infants worldwide received at least one DTP dose, but only 85% completed the three-dose series.

Measles coverage stalled at 84% for first dose and 77% for second, below the 95% outbreak prevention threshold.

countries reported large or disruptive measles outbreaks in 2025.