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Measles immunization — Kenya

Measles immunization in Kenya in 2024 — 88%. Ranked 112 in the world out of 192. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 33 pp.

2024 88% −3 pp vs 2023
World rank 112of 192
Period maximum 96%2015
Period minimum 55%1984

Trend over time

1984–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

Measles immunization — Kenya, 1984–2024406080100198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 55%1985: 63%1986: 65%1987: 69%1988: 72%1989: 75%1990: 78%1991: 81%1992: 84%1993: 84%1994: 84%1995: 83%1996: 81%1997: 79%1998: 78%1999: 76%2000: 78%2001: 77%2002: 78%2003: 72%2004: 73%2005: 69%2006: 77%2007: 80%2008: 90%2009: 88%2010: 86%2011: 87%2012: 93%2013: 94%2014: 95%2015: 96%2016: 93%2017: 84%2018: 92%2019: 92%2020: 89%2021: 90%2022: 89%2023: 91%2024: 88%
Change over the period: +33 pp Annual average: 0.83 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Kenya 88%
World 84.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa 69.1%
Eastern Africa computed 78.2%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 89.6%
Measles immunization — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 88 −3 pp
2023 91 +2 pp
2022 89 −1 pp
2021 90 +1 pp
2020 89 −3 pp
2019 92 +0 pp
2018 92 +8 pp
2017 84 −9 pp
2016 93 −3 pp
2015 96 +1 pp
2014 95 +1 pp
2013 94 +1 pp
2012 93 +6 pp
2011 87 +1 pp
2010 86 −2 pp
2009 88 −2 pp
2008 90 +10 pp
2007 80 +3 pp
2006 77 +8 pp
2005 69 −4 pp
2004 73 +1 pp
2003 72 −6 pp
2002 78 +1 pp
2001 77 −1 pp
2000 78 +2 pp
1999 76 −2 pp
1998 78 −1 pp
1997 79 −2 pp
1996 81 −2 pp
1995 83 −1 pp
1994 84 +0 pp
1993 84 +0 pp
1992 84 +3 pp
1991 81 +3 pp
1990 78 +3 pp
1989 75 +3 pp
1988 72 +3 pp
1987 69 +4 pp
1986 65 +2 pp
1985 63 +8 pp
1984 55 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

MU Mauritius 98 RW Rwanda 97 SC Seychelles 97 ER Eritrea 93 UG Uganda 90 ZW Zimbabwe 90 MW Malawi 89 KE Kenya 88 ZM Zambia 88 BI Burundi 86 TZ Tanzania 84 DJ Djibouti 75 ET Ethiopia 72 SS South Sudan 72 KM Comoros 70 MZ Mozambique 65 SO Somalia 64 MG Madagascar 46
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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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