Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — Low-income countries

Measles immunization in low-income countries in 2024 — 68.3%. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 48.1 pp.

2024 68.3% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 73.3%2011
Period minimum 20.2%1984

Trend over time

1982–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

Measles immunization — Low-income countries, 1982–20240204060801982198719921997200220072012201720221982: 20.2%1983: 21%1984: 20.2%1985: 24.6%1986: 29.9%1987: 32.1%1988: 40.8%1989: 49.9%1990: 54%1991: 46.7%1992: 45.4%1993: 48.3%1994: 51.9%1995: 49.5%1996: 49.8%1997: 47.4%1998: 46.2%1999: 46.6%2000: 48.7%2001: 52%2002: 54.3%2003: 57.7%2004: 61.2%2005: 63.7%2006: 65.6%2007: 67.9%2008: 68.5%2009: 70.9%2010: 73%2011: 73.3%2012: 72.3%2013: 70.6%2014: 70.6%2015: 70%2016: 69.9%2017: 70.8%2018: 70.4%2019: 70.8%2020: 69%2021: 67.2%2022: 67.4%2023: 67.3%2024: 68.3%
Change over the period: +48.1 pp Annual average: 1.14 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries

Low-income countries 68.3%
World 84.3%
Measles immunization — Low-income countries, by year Low-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 68.3 +1 pp
2023 67.3 −0.1 pp
2022 67.4 +0.2 pp
2021 67.2 −1.8 pp
2020 69 −1.7 pp
2019 70.8 +0.3 pp
2018 70.4 −0.3 pp
2017 70.8 +0.9 pp
2016 69.9 −0.1 pp
2015 70 −0.6 pp
2014 70.6 −0.1 pp
2013 70.6 −1.6 pp
2012 72.3 −1 pp
2011 73.3 +0.3 pp
2010 73 +2.1 pp
2009 70.9 +2.4 pp
2008 68.5 +0.6 pp
2007 67.9 +2.3 pp
2006 65.6 +1.9 pp
2005 63.7 +2.5 pp
2004 61.2 +3.4 pp
2003 57.7 +3.4 pp
2002 54.3 +2.3 pp
2001 52 +3.4 pp
2000 48.7 +2.1 pp
1999 46.6 +0.4 pp
1998 46.2 −1.2 pp
1997 47.4 −2.4 pp
1996 49.8 +0.3 pp
1995 49.5 −2.4 pp
1994 51.9 +3.6 pp
1993 48.3 +2.9 pp
1992 45.4 −1.4 pp
1991 46.7 −7.3 pp
1990 54 +4.1 pp
1989 49.9 +9.1 pp
1988 40.8 +8.6 pp
1987 32.1 +2.2 pp
1986 29.9 +5.3 pp
1985 24.6 +4.4 pp
1984 20.2 −0.8 pp
1983 21 +0.8 pp
1982 20.2

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.