Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — South Korea

Measles immunization in South Korea in 2024 — 97%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 93 pp.

2024 97% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 31of 192
Period maximum 99%2004
Period minimum 4%1980

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — South Korea, 1980–2024025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 4%1981: 5%1982: 5%1983: 33%1984: 61%1985: 89%1986: 89%1987: 82%1988: 70%1989: 95%1990: 93%1991: 93%1992: 93%1993: 92%1994: 92%1995: 93%1996: 89%1997: 85%1998: 85%1999: 90%2000: 95%2001: 96%2002: 97%2003: 96%2004: 99%2005: 99%2006: 99%2007: 92%2008: 92%2009: 93%2010: 98%2011: 99%2012: 99%2013: 99%2014: 99%2015: 98%2016: 98%2017: 97%2018: 98%2019: 98%2020: 98%2021: 98%2022: 97%2023: 97%2024: 97%
Change over the period: +93 pp Annual average: 2.11 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Korea 97%
World 84.3%
Eastern Asia computed 95.1%
High-income countries computed 93.8%
Measles immunization — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97 +0 pp
2023 97 +0 pp
2022 97 −1 pp
2021 98 +0 pp
2020 98 +0 pp
2019 98 +0 pp
2018 98 +1 pp
2017 97 −1 pp
2016 98 +0 pp
2015 98 −1 pp
2014 99 +0 pp
2013 99 +0 pp
2012 99 +0 pp
2011 99 +1 pp
2010 98 +5 pp
2009 93 +1 pp
2008 92 +0 pp
2007 92 −7 pp
2006 99 +0 pp
2005 99 +0 pp
2004 99 +3 pp
2003 96 −1 pp
2002 97 +1 pp
2001 96 +1 pp
2000 95 +5 pp
1999 90 +5 pp
1998 85 +0 pp
1997 85 −4 pp
1996 89 −4 pp
1995 93 +1 pp
1994 92 +0 pp
1993 92 −1 pp
1992 93 +0 pp
1991 93 +0 pp
1990 93 −2 pp
1989 95 +25 pp
1988 70 −12 pp
1987 82 −7 pp
1986 89 +0 pp
1985 89 +28 pp
1984 61 +28 pp
1983 33 +28 pp
1982 5 +0 pp
1981 5 +1 pp
1980 4

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.