Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — Iceland

Measles immunization in Iceland in 2024 — 97%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 192. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 16 pp.

2024 97% +6 pp vs 2023
World rank 31of 192
Period maximum 99%1988
Period minimum 81%1983

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — Iceland, 1983–2024808590951001983198819931998200320082013201820231983: 81%1984: 96%1985: 96%1986: 95%1987: 97%1988: 99%1989: 99%1990: 99%1991: 99%1992: 99%1993: 99%1994: 98%1995: 99%1996: 99%1997: 99%1998: 96%1999: 94%2000: 91%2001: 88%2002: 91%2003: 93%2004: 93%2005: 90%2006: 95%2007: 95%2008: 96%2009: 92%2010: 93%2011: 94%2012: 90%2013: 91%2014: 90%2015: 93%2016: 91%2017: 92%2018: 93%2019: 93%2020: 93%2021: 92%2022: 91%2023: 91%2024: 97%
Change over the period: +16 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iceland 97%
World 84.3%
Northern Europe computed 90.4%
High-income countries computed 93.8%
Measles immunization — Iceland, by year Iceland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97 +6 pp
2023 91 +0 pp
2022 91 −1 pp
2021 92 −1 pp
2020 93 +0 pp
2019 93 +0 pp
2018 93 +1 pp
2017 92 +1 pp
2016 91 −2 pp
2015 93 +3 pp
2014 90 −1 pp
2013 91 +1 pp
2012 90 −4 pp
2011 94 +1 pp
2010 93 +1 pp
2009 92 −4 pp
2008 96 +1 pp
2007 95 +0 pp
2006 95 +5 pp
2005 90 −3 pp
2004 93 +0 pp
2003 93 +2 pp
2002 91 +3 pp
2001 88 −3 pp
2000 91 −3 pp
1999 94 −2 pp
1998 96 −3 pp
1997 99 +0 pp
1996 99 +0 pp
1995 99 +1 pp
1994 98 −1 pp
1993 99 +0 pp
1992 99 +0 pp
1991 99 +0 pp
1990 99 +0 pp
1989 99 +0 pp
1988 99 +2 pp
1987 97 +2 pp
1986 95 −1 pp
1985 96 +0 pp
1984 96 +15 pp
1983 81

Northern 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.