Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — Iraq

Measles immunization in Iraq in 2024 — 91%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 82 pp.

2024 91% −6 pp vs 2023
World rank 87of 192
Period maximum 97%2022
Period minimum 9%1980

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — Iraq, 1980–2024025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 9%1981: 10%1982: 11%1983: 12%1984: 25%1985: 70%1986: 75%1987: 91%1988: 85%1989: 79%1990: 75%1991: 71%1992: 67%1993: 63%1994: 72%1995: 80%1996: 82%1997: 85%1998: 88%1999: 90%2000: 86%2001: 82%2002: 77%2003: 73%2004: 69%2005: 69%2006: 62%2007: 64%2008: 75%2009: 81%2010: 75%2011: 80%2012: 74%2013: 73%2014: 70%2015: 71%2016: 79%2017: 81%2018: 85%2019: 86%2020: 93%2021: 84%2022: 97%2023: 97%2024: 91%
Change over the period: +82 pp Annual average: 1.86 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Iraq 91%
World 84.3%
Western Asia computed 85.4%
Measles immunization — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 91 −6 pp
2023 97 +0 pp
2022 97 +13 pp
2021 84 −9 pp
2020 93 +7 pp
2019 86 +1 pp
2018 85 +4 pp
2017 81 +2 pp
2016 79 +8 pp
2015 71 +1 pp
2014 70 −3 pp
2013 73 −1 pp
2012 74 −6 pp
2011 80 +5 pp
2010 75 −6 pp
2009 81 +6 pp
2008 75 +11 pp
2007 64 +2 pp
2006 62 −7 pp
2005 69 +0 pp
2004 69 −4 pp
2003 73 −4 pp
2002 77 −5 pp
2001 82 −4 pp
2000 86 −4 pp
1999 90 +2 pp
1998 88 +3 pp
1997 85 +3 pp
1996 82 +2 pp
1995 80 +8 pp
1994 72 +9 pp
1993 63 −4 pp
1992 67 −4 pp
1991 71 −4 pp
1990 75 −4 pp
1989 79 −6 pp
1988 85 −6 pp
1987 91 +16 pp
1986 75 +5 pp
1985 70 +45 pp
1984 25 +13 pp
1983 12 +1 pp
1982 11 +1 pp
1981 10 +1 pp
1980 9

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.