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Measles immunization — Namibia

Measles immunization in Namibia in 2024 — 79%. Ranked 148 in the world out of 192. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3 pp.

2024 79% −7 pp vs 2023
World rank 148of 192
Period maximum 91%2021
Period minimum 58%2001

Trend over time

1991–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

Measles immunization — Namibia, 1991–202450607080901001991199519992003200720112015201920231991: 76%1992: 76%1993: 71%1994: 70%1995: 68%1996: 61%1997: 59%1998: 64%1999: 65%2000: 69%2001: 58%2002: 68%2003: 70%2004: 70%2005: 73%2006: 63%2007: 69%2008: 73%2009: 76%2010: 75%2011: 74%2012: 76%2013: 82%2014: 83%2015: 85%2016: 75%2017: 80%2018: 82%2019: 80%2020: 90%2021: 91%2022: 89%2023: 86%2024: 79%
Change over the period: +3 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Namibia 79%
World 84.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa 69.1%
Southern Africa computed 77.4%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 91.6%
Measles immunization — Namibia, by year Namibia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 79 −7 pp
2023 86 −3 pp
2022 89 −2 pp
2021 91 +1 pp
2020 90 +10 pp
2019 80 −2 pp
2018 82 +2 pp
2017 80 +5 pp
2016 75 −10 pp
2015 85 +2 pp
2014 83 +1 pp
2013 82 +6 pp
2012 76 +2 pp
2011 74 −1 pp
2010 75 −1 pp
2009 76 +3 pp
2008 73 +4 pp
2007 69 +6 pp
2006 63 −10 pp
2005 73 +3 pp
2004 70 +0 pp
2003 70 +2 pp
2002 68 +10 pp
2001 58 −11 pp
2000 69 +4 pp
1999 65 +1 pp
1998 64 +5 pp
1997 59 −2 pp
1996 61 −7 pp
1995 68 −2 pp
1994 70 −1 pp
1993 71 −5 pp
1992 76 +0 pp
1991 76 —

Southern Africa, 2024

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

BW Botswana 97 LS Lesotho 90 SZ Eswatini 85 NA Namibia 79 ZA South Africa 76
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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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