Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — Portugal

Measles immunization in Portugal in 2024 — 99%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 45 pp.

2024 99% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 192
Period maximum 99%1992
Period minimum 46%1982

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — Portugal, 1980–202440608010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 54%1981: 49%1982: 46%1983: 48%1984: 48%1985: 70%1986: 75%1987: 81%1988: 84%1989: 96%1990: 85%1991: 96%1992: 99%1993: 95%1994: 91%1995: 94%1996: 99%1997: 96%1998: 96%1999: 92%2000: 87%2001: 90%2002: 93%2003: 96%2004: 95%2005: 93%2006: 97%2007: 95%2008: 97%2009: 95%2010: 96%2011: 97%2012: 97%2013: 98%2014: 98%2015: 98%2016: 98%2017: 98%2018: 99%2019: 99%2020: 99%2021: 98%2022: 98%2023: 98%2024: 99%
Change over the period: +45 pp Annual average: 1.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Portugal 99%
World 84.3%
Southern Europe computed 93.7%
High-income countries computed 93.8%
Measles immunization — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99 +1 pp
2023 98 +0 pp
2022 98 +0 pp
2021 98 −1 pp
2020 99 +0 pp
2019 99 +0 pp
2018 99 +1 pp
2017 98 +0 pp
2016 98 +0 pp
2015 98 +0 pp
2014 98 +0 pp
2013 98 +1 pp
2012 97 +0 pp
2011 97 +1 pp
2010 96 +1 pp
2009 95 −2 pp
2008 97 +2 pp
2007 95 −2 pp
2006 97 +4 pp
2005 93 −2 pp
2004 95 −1 pp
2003 96 +3 pp
2002 93 +3 pp
2001 90 +3 pp
2000 87 −5 pp
1999 92 −4 pp
1998 96 +0 pp
1997 96 −3 pp
1996 99 +5 pp
1995 94 +3 pp
1994 91 −4 pp
1993 95 −4 pp
1992 99 +3 pp
1991 96 +11 pp
1990 85 −11 pp
1989 96 +12 pp
1988 84 +3 pp
1987 81 +6 pp
1986 75 +5 pp
1985 70 +22 pp
1984 48 +0 pp
1983 48 +2 pp
1982 46 −3 pp
1981 49 −5 pp
1980 54

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.