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. 2026 Mar 25;14:1788012. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1788012

Figure 1.

Infographic showing global HPV vaccination status with a gauge graphic indicating 27 percent current coverage and a 90 percent WHO target by 2030, 690,000 new HPV-related cancer cases annually, cervical cancer as the fourth most frequent cancer among women, and prevalence rates of cervical HPV by region: sub-Saharan Africa at 24 percent, Latin America at 16 percent, Eastern Europe at 14 percent, and South-East Asia at 14 percent, alongside a map and anatomical illustration of cervical cancer.

Global HPV vaccination status, cervical cancer burden, and regional HPV prevalence. This figure illustrates the global HPV vaccination status, showing that 27% of girls received the first dose of the HPV vaccine, far short of the WHO’s target of 90% coverage by 2030. It quantifies the annual impact of 690,000 new HPV-related cancer cases. The figure also highlights that cervical cancer, mostly caused by chronic HPV infection, is the fourth most frequent cancer among women worldwide. The prevalence of cervical HPV is highest in sub-Saharan Africa (24%), followed by Latin America and the Caribbean (16%), Eastern Europe (14%), and South-East Asia (14%).