Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — North Korea

Measles immunization in North Korea in 2024 — 99%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 70 pp.

2024 99% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 192
Period maximum 99%1989
Period minimum 29%1980

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — North Korea, 1980–2024025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 29%1981: 31%1982: 29%1983: 30%1984: 31%1985: 38%1986: 44%1987: 35%1988: 58%1989: 99%1990: 98%1991: 98%1992: 99%1993: 99%1994: 83%1995: 67%1996: 50%1997: 34%1998: 49%1999: 63%2000: 78%2001: 92%2002: 98%2003: 95%2004: 95%2005: 96%2006: 96%2007: 99%2008: 98%2009: 98%2010: 99%2011: 99%2012: 99%2013: 99%2014: 99%2015: 98%2016: 99%2017: 99%2018: 98%2019: 99%2020: 99%2021: 99%2022: 99%2023: 99%2024: 99%
Change over the period: +70 pp Annual average: 1.59 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

North Korea 99%
World 84.3%
Eastern Asia computed 95.1%
Low-income countries computed 68.3%
Measles immunization — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99 +0 pp
2023 99 +0 pp
2022 99 +0 pp
2021 99 +0 pp
2020 99 +0 pp
2019 99 +1 pp
2018 98 −1 pp
2017 99 +0 pp
2016 99 +1 pp
2015 98 −1 pp
2014 99 +0 pp
2013 99 +0 pp
2012 99 +0 pp
2011 99 +0 pp
2010 99 +1 pp
2009 98 +0 pp
2008 98 −1 pp
2007 99 +3 pp
2006 96 +0 pp
2005 96 +1 pp
2004 95 +0 pp
2003 95 −3 pp
2002 98 +6 pp
2001 92 +14 pp
2000 78 +15 pp
1999 63 +14 pp
1998 49 +15 pp
1997 34 −16 pp
1996 50 −17 pp
1995 67 −16 pp
1994 83 −16 pp
1993 99 +0 pp
1992 99 +1 pp
1991 98 +0 pp
1990 98 −1 pp
1989 99 +41 pp
1988 58 +23 pp
1987 35 −9 pp
1986 44 +6 pp
1985 38 +7 pp
1984 31 +1 pp
1983 30 +1 pp
1982 29 −2 pp
1981 31 +2 pp
1980 29

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

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.