Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — Bhutan

Measles immunization in Bhutan in 2024 — 97%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 76 pp.

2024 97% −2 pp vs 2023
World rank 31of 192
Period maximum 99%2008
Period minimum 20%1982

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — Bhutan, 1980–2024025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 21%1981: 21%1982: 20%1983: 21%1984: 36%1985: 44%1986: 51%1987: 58%1988: 64%1989: 79%1990: 93%1991: 89%1992: 86%1993: 84%1994: 81%1995: 85%1996: 85%1997: 84%1998: 71%1999: 77%2000: 78%2001: 78%2002: 78%2003: 88%2004: 87%2005: 93%2006: 90%2007: 95%2008: 99%2009: 94%2010: 95%2011: 95%2012: 95%2013: 94%2014: 97%2015: 97%2016: 97%2017: 97%2018: 97%2019: 97%2020: 93%2021: 97%2022: 97%2023: 99%2024: 97%
Change over the period: +76 pp Annual average: 1.73 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Bhutan 97%
World 84.3%
South Asia 96.9%
Southern Asia computed 94.8%
Measles immunization — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97 −2 pp
2023 99 +2 pp
2022 97 +0 pp
2021 97 +4 pp
2020 93 −4 pp
2019 97 +0 pp
2018 97 +0 pp
2017 97 +0 pp
2016 97 +0 pp
2015 97 +0 pp
2014 97 +3 pp
2013 94 −1 pp
2012 95 +0 pp
2011 95 +0 pp
2010 95 +1 pp
2009 94 −5 pp
2008 99 +4 pp
2007 95 +5 pp
2006 90 −3 pp
2005 93 +6 pp
2004 87 −1 pp
2003 88 +10 pp
2002 78 +0 pp
2001 78 +0 pp
2000 78 +1 pp
1999 77 +6 pp
1998 71 −13 pp
1997 84 −1 pp
1996 85 +0 pp
1995 85 +4 pp
1994 81 −3 pp
1993 84 −2 pp
1992 86 −3 pp
1991 89 −4 pp
1990 93 +14 pp
1989 79 +15 pp
1988 64 +6 pp
1987 58 +7 pp
1986 51 +7 pp
1985 44 +8 pp
1984 36 +15 pp
1983 21 +1 pp
1982 20 −1 pp
1981 21 +0 pp
1980 21

Southern Asia, 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.