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Measles immunization — Ireland

Measles immunization in Ireland in 2024 — 90%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 192. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 80 pp.

2024 90% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 92of 192
Period maximum 93%2013
Period minimum 10%1983

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — Ireland, 1983–202402550751001983198819931998200320082013201820231983: 10%1984: 10%1985: 63%1986: 65%1987: 66%1988: 68%1989: 78%1990: 78%1991: 78%1992: 78%1993: 78%1994: 78%1995: 77%1996: 77%1997: 77%1998: 77%1999: 77%2000: 79%2001: 73%2002: 73%2003: 78%2004: 81%2005: 84%2006: 86%2007: 87%2008: 89%2009: 90%2010: 90%2011: 92%2012: 92%2013: 93%2014: 93%2015: 93%2016: 92%2017: 92%2018: 92%2019: 91%2020: 92%2021: 90%2022: 90%2023: 89%2024: 90%
Change over the period: +80 pp Annual average: 1.95 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Ireland 90%
World 84.3%
Europe & Central Asia 94.1%
Northern Europe computed 90.4%
High-income countries computed 93.8%
Measles immunization — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 90 +1 pp
2023 89 −1 pp
2022 90 +0 pp
2021 90 −2 pp
2020 92 +1 pp
2019 91 −1 pp
2018 92 +0 pp
2017 92 +0 pp
2016 92 −1 pp
2015 93 +0 pp
2014 93 +0 pp
2013 93 +1 pp
2012 92 +0 pp
2011 92 +2 pp
2010 90 +0 pp
2009 90 +1 pp
2008 89 +2 pp
2007 87 +1 pp
2006 86 +2 pp
2005 84 +3 pp
2004 81 +3 pp
2003 78 +5 pp
2002 73 +0 pp
2001 73 −6 pp
2000 79 +2 pp
1999 77 +0 pp
1998 77 +0 pp
1997 77 +0 pp
1996 77 +0 pp
1995 77 −1 pp
1994 78 +0 pp
1993 78 +0 pp
1992 78 +0 pp
1991 78 +0 pp
1990 78 +0 pp
1989 78 +10 pp
1988 68 +2 pp
1987 66 +1 pp
1986 65 +2 pp
1985 63 +53 pp
1984 10 +0 pp
1983 10 —

Northern Europe, 2024

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

LV Latvia 98 IS Iceland 97 NO Norway 96 DK Denmark 94 FI Finland 94 SE Sweden 93 IE Ireland 90 GB United Kingdom 89 LT Lithuania 86 EE Estonia 83
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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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