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Measles immunization — Afghanistan

Measles immunization in Afghanistan in 2024 — 55%. Ranked 182 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 44 pp.

2024 55% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 182of 192
Period maximum 66%2018
Period minimum 8%1982

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

Measles immunization — Afghanistan, 1980–202402040608019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 11%1982: 8%1983: 9%1984: 14%1985: 14%1986: 14%1987: 31%1988: 34%1989: 22%1990: 20%1991: 19%1992: 22%1993: 25%1994: 40%1995: 41%1996: 42%1997: 38%1998: 31%1999: 31%2000: 27%2001: 37%2002: 35%2003: 39%2004: 48%2005: 50%2006: 53%2007: 55%2008: 59%2009: 60%2010: 62%2011: 64%2012: 59%2013: 57%2014: 60%2015: 62%2016: 64%2017: 64%2018: 66%2019: 57%2020: 57%2021: 51%2022: 56%2023: 55%2024: 55%
Change over the period: +44 pp Annual average: 1 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 55%
World 84.3%
South Asia 96.9%
Southern Asia computed 94.8%
Low-income countries computed 68.3%
Measles immunization — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 55 +0 pp
2023 55 −1 pp
2022 56 +5 pp
2021 51 −6 pp
2020 57 +0 pp
2019 57 −9 pp
2018 66 +2 pp
2017 64 +0 pp
2016 64 +2 pp
2015 62 +2 pp
2014 60 +3 pp
2013 57 −2 pp
2012 59 −5 pp
2011 64 +2 pp
2010 62 +2 pp
2009 60 +1 pp
2008 59 +4 pp
2007 55 +2 pp
2006 53 +3 pp
2005 50 +2 pp
2004 48 +9 pp
2003 39 +4 pp
2002 35 −2 pp
2001 37 +10 pp
2000 27 −4 pp
1999 31 +0 pp
1998 31 −7 pp
1997 38 −4 pp
1996 42 +1 pp
1995 41 +1 pp
1994 40 +15 pp
1993 25 +3 pp
1992 22 +3 pp
1991 19 −1 pp
1990 20 −2 pp
1989 22 −12 pp
1988 34 +3 pp
1987 31 +17 pp
1986 14 +0 pp
1985 14 +0 pp
1984 14 +5 pp
1983 9 +1 pp
1982 8 —
1980 11 —

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IR Iran 99 MV Maldives 99 LK Sri Lanka 99 BT Bhutan 97 IN India 97 NP Nepal 97 BD Bangladesh 96 PK Pakistan 86 AF Afghanistan 55
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About the indicator

The share of children aged 12–23 months who have been vaccinated against measles. Measles is more contagious than almost any other infection, and its threshold of herd immunity is higher than the rest — about 95% — so a fall in coverage by a few points brings outbreaks back to countries where the disease was considered beaten. This series shows how coverage sagged in 2020–2021 and where it has not recovered since.

Important: The first dose. Reliable protection requires two, and coverage of the second dose is lower; the World Bank has no separate series for it.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Afghanistan

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A composite estimate of how far the population is supplied with the medical care it needs. A scale from 0 to 100.

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The probability of dying before the fifth birthday — per 1,000 live births.

Afghanistan by year Healthcare Health expenditure per capita

How much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.

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