ANKARA – More than 3.42 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered worldwide, according to figures by Our World in Data, a tracking website affiliated with Oxford University.
China leads the global count with more than 1.37 billion jabs, followed by India with 376.32 million, reported the Anadolu news agency.
The list continued with mostly Western countries, with the US having administered 333.57 million shots, Brazil (112.77 million), Germany (81.33 million), the UK (80.33 million) and France (59.12 million).
Turkey ranked eighth on the list with more than 57.8 million doses, followed by Japan, Italy, Indonesia and Mexico.
The country with the most doses administered by population is the United Arab Emirates, with 160.92 doses per 100 people.
Following the UAE are the island nations of Malta with 159.43 doses per 100 people and Seychelles (141.98), Iceland (132.44), San Marino (131.59), Bahrain (128.5), Israel (126.15), Chile (123.96), Uruguay (123.03), Mongolia (118.96), the UK (118.33), Qatar (117.68) and Canada (111.87).
Most Covid-19 vaccines are administered in two doses, so the number of shots given is not the same as the number of individuals fully vaccinated. – Bernama, July 12, 2021
