Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — Belgium

Measles immunization in Belgium in 2024 — 96%. Ranked 46 in the world out of 192. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 46 pp.

2024 96% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 46of 192
Period maximum 96%2012
Period minimum 50%1981

Trend over time

1981–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

Measles immunization — Belgium, 1981–202440608010019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 50%1982: 58%1983: 66%1984: 74%1985: 82%1986: 90%1987: 50%1988: 75%1989: 75%1990: 85%1991: 67%1992: 87%1993: 70%1994: 78%1995: 85%1996: 73%1997: 76%1998: 80%1999: 82%2000: 82%2001: 82%2002: 82%2003: 82%2004: 82%2005: 88%2006: 92%2007: 92%2008: 93%2009: 95%2010: 95%2011: 95%2012: 96%2013: 96%2014: 96%2015: 96%2016: 96%2017: 96%2018: 96%2019: 96%2020: 96%2021: 96%2022: 96%2023: 96%2024: 96%
Change over the period: +46 pp Annual average: 1.07 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Belgium 96%
World 84.3%
Western Europe computed 94.8%
High-income countries computed 93.8%
Measles immunization — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96 +0 pp
2023 96 +0 pp
2022 96 +0 pp
2021 96 +0 pp
2020 96 +0 pp
2019 96 +0 pp
2018 96 +0 pp
2017 96 +0 pp
2016 96 +0 pp
2015 96 +0 pp
2014 96 +0 pp
2013 96 +0 pp
2012 96 +1 pp
2011 95 +0 pp
2010 95 +0 pp
2009 95 +2 pp
2008 93 +1 pp
2007 92 +0 pp
2006 92 +4 pp
2005 88 +6 pp
2004 82 +0 pp
2003 82 +0 pp
2002 82 +0 pp
2001 82 +0 pp
2000 82 +0 pp
1999 82 +2 pp
1998 80 +4 pp
1997 76 +3 pp
1996 73 −12 pp
1995 85 +7 pp
1994 78 +8 pp
1993 70 −17 pp
1992 87 +20 pp
1991 67 −18 pp
1990 85 +10 pp
1989 75 +0 pp
1988 75 +25 pp
1987 50 −40 pp
1986 90 +8 pp
1985 82 +8 pp
1984 74 +8 pp
1983 66 +8 pp
1982 58 +8 pp
1981 50

Western Europe, 2024

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

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.