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Measles immunization — Nigeria

Measles immunization in Nigeria in 2024 — 57%. Ranked 180 in the world out of 192. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 48 pp.

2024 57% +3 pp vs 2023
World rank 180of 192
Period maximum 64%2009
Period minimum 9%1984

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — Nigeria, 1984–2024020406080198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 9%1985: 17%1986: 28%1987: 36%1988: 46%1989: 59%1990: 54%1991: 57%1992: 43%1993: 40%1994: 41%1995: 44%1996: 38%1997: 38%1998: 38%1999: 35%2000: 33%2001: 32%2002: 30%2003: 34%2004: 37%2005: 41%2006: 44%2007: 41%2008: 53%2009: 64%2010: 56%2011: 53%2012: 41%2013: 42%2014: 42%2015: 42%2016: 48%2017: 54%2018: 56%2019: 58%2020: 60%2021: 56%2022: 51%2023: 54%2024: 57%
Change over the period: +48 pp Annual average: 1.2 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Nigeria 57%
World 84.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa 69.1%
Western Africa computed 67.5%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 89.6%
Measles immunization — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 57 +3 pp
2023 54 +3 pp
2022 51 −5 pp
2021 56 −4 pp
2020 60 +2 pp
2019 58 +2 pp
2018 56 +2 pp
2017 54 +6 pp
2016 48 +6 pp
2015 42 +0 pp
2014 42 +0 pp
2013 42 +1 pp
2012 41 −12 pp
2011 53 −3 pp
2010 56 −8 pp
2009 64 +11 pp
2008 53 +12 pp
2007 41 −3 pp
2006 44 +3 pp
2005 41 +4 pp
2004 37 +3 pp
2003 34 +4 pp
2002 30 −2 pp
2001 32 −1 pp
2000 33 −2 pp
1999 35 −3 pp
1998 38 +0 pp
1997 38 +0 pp
1996 38 −6 pp
1995 44 +3 pp
1994 41 +1 pp
1993 40 −3 pp
1992 43 −14 pp
1991 57 +3 pp
1990 54 −5 pp
1989 59 +13 pp
1988 46 +10 pp
1987 36 +8 pp
1986 28 +11 pp
1985 17 +8 pp
1984 9 —

Western Africa, 2024

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

CV Cabo Verde 95 MR Mauritania 93 GH Ghana 90 SL Sierra Leone 90 BF Burkina Faso 88 SN Senegal 87 GM Gambia 83 LR Liberia 82 NE Niger 81 TG Togo 81 CI Côte d'Ivoire 75 ML Mali 72 GW Guinea-Bissau 65 GN Guinea 60 NG Nigeria 57 BJ Benin 44
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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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