Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — South Sudan

Measles immunization in South Sudan in 2024 — 72%. Ranked 160 in the world out of 192. Since 2011, the indicator has risen by 10 pp.

2024 72% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 160of 192
Period maximum 74%2021
Period minimum 51%2016

Trend over time

2011–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

Measles immunization — South Sudan, 2011–202450607080201120132015201720192021202320242011: 62%2012: 59%2013: 57%2014: 54%2015: 52%2016: 51%2017: 56%2018: 61%2019: 65%2020: 69%2021: 74%2022: 72%2023: 72%2024: 72%
Change over the period: +10 pp Annual average: 0.77 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Sudan 72%
World 84.3%
Eastern Africa computed 78.2%
Low-income countries computed 68.3%
Measles immunization — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 72 +0 pp
2023 72 +0 pp
2022 72 −2 pp
2021 74 +5 pp
2020 69 +4 pp
2019 65 +4 pp
2018 61 +5 pp
2017 56 +5 pp
2016 51 −1 pp
2015 52 −2 pp
2014 54 −3 pp
2013 57 −2 pp
2012 59 −3 pp
2011 62

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.