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Measles immunization — Australia

Measles immunization in Australia in 2024 — 91%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 192. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 23 pp.

2024 91% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 87of 192
Period maximum 96%2022
Period minimum 68%1983

Trend over time

1983–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

Measles immunization — Australia, 1983–2024607080901001983198819931998200320082013201820231983: 68%1984: 68%1985: 68%1986: 68%1987: 68%1988: 77%1989: 85%1990: 86%1991: 86%1992: 86%1993: 86%1994: 86%1995: 87%1996: 87%1997: 85%1998: 82%1999: 88%2000: 91%2001: 92%2002: 94%2003: 94%2004: 94%2005: 94%2006: 94%2007: 94%2008: 94%2009: 94%2010: 94%2011: 94%2012: 94%2013: 94%2014: 94%2015: 95%2016: 95%2017: 94%2018: 94%2019: 94%2020: 93%2021: 93%2022: 96%2023: 91%2024: 91%
Change over the period: +23 pp Annual average: 0.56 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Australia 91%
World 84.3%
East Asia & Pacific 89.8%
Australia and New Zealand computed 90.7%
High-income countries computed 93.8%
Measles immunization — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 91 +0 pp
2023 91 −5 pp
2022 96 +3 pp
2021 93 +0 pp
2020 93 −1 pp
2019 94 +0 pp
2018 94 +0 pp
2017 94 −1 pp
2016 95 +0 pp
2015 95 +1 pp
2014 94 +0 pp
2013 94 +0 pp
2012 94 +0 pp
2011 94 +0 pp
2010 94 +0 pp
2009 94 +0 pp
2008 94 +0 pp
2007 94 +0 pp
2006 94 +0 pp
2005 94 +0 pp
2004 94 +0 pp
2003 94 +0 pp
2002 94 +2 pp
2001 92 +1 pp
2000 91 +3 pp
1999 88 +6 pp
1998 82 −3 pp
1997 85 −2 pp
1996 87 +0 pp
1995 87 +1 pp
1994 86 +0 pp
1993 86 +0 pp
1992 86 +0 pp
1991 86 +0 pp
1990 86 +1 pp
1989 85 +8 pp
1988 77 +9 pp
1987 68 +0 pp
1986 68 +0 pp
1985 68 +0 pp
1984 68 +0 pp
1983 68 —

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

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

AU Australia 91 NZ New Zealand 89
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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.

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