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Measles immunization — Malawi

Measles immunization in Malawi in 2024 — 89%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 40 pp.

2024 89% +2 pp vs 2023
World rank 103of 192
Period maximum 96%2011
Period minimum 49%1980

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — Malawi, 1980–202440608010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 49%1981: 64%1982: 64%1983: 58%1984: 50%1985: 49%1986: 60%1987: 79%1988: 82%1989: 84%1990: 81%1991: 85%1992: 91%1993: 87%1994: 83%1995: 90%1996: 90%1997: 87%1998: 90%1999: 82%2000: 73%2001: 81%2002: 69%2003: 77%2004: 80%2005: 82%2006: 85%2007: 83%2008: 88%2009: 92%2010: 93%2011: 96%2012: 90%2013: 88%2014: 85%2015: 87%2016: 81%2017: 83%2018: 87%2019: 92%2020: 90%2021: 90%2022: 82%2023: 87%2024: 89%
Change over the period: +40 pp Annual average: 0.91 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Malawi 89%
World 84.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa 69.1%
Eastern Africa computed 78.2%
Low-income countries computed 68.3%
Measles immunization — Malawi, by year Malawi All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 89 +2 pp
2023 87 +5 pp
2022 82 −8 pp
2021 90 +0 pp
2020 90 −2 pp
2019 92 +5 pp
2018 87 +4 pp
2017 83 +2 pp
2016 81 −6 pp
2015 87 +2 pp
2014 85 −3 pp
2013 88 −2 pp
2012 90 −6 pp
2011 96 +3 pp
2010 93 +1 pp
2009 92 +4 pp
2008 88 +5 pp
2007 83 −2 pp
2006 85 +3 pp
2005 82 +2 pp
2004 80 +3 pp
2003 77 +8 pp
2002 69 −12 pp
2001 81 +8 pp
2000 73 −9 pp
1999 82 −8 pp
1998 90 +3 pp
1997 87 −3 pp
1996 90 +0 pp
1995 90 +7 pp
1994 83 −4 pp
1993 87 −4 pp
1992 91 +6 pp
1991 85 +4 pp
1990 81 −3 pp
1989 84 +2 pp
1988 82 +3 pp
1987 79 +19 pp
1986 60 +11 pp
1985 49 −1 pp
1984 50 −8 pp
1983 58 −6 pp
1982 64 +0 pp
1981 64 +15 pp
1980 49 —

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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