Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — Sri Lanka

Measles immunization in Sri Lanka in 2024 — 99%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 192. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 96 pp.

2024 99% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 192
Period maximum 99%2000
Period minimum 3%1984

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — Sri Lanka, 1984–20240255075100198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 3%1985: 20%1986: 45%1987: 60%1988: 68%1989: 76%1990: 80%1991: 79%1992: 82%1993: 86%1994: 84%1995: 87%1996: 89%1997: 94%1998: 94%1999: 95%2000: 99%2001: 99%2002: 99%2003: 99%2004: 96%2005: 99%2006: 99%2007: 98%2008: 98%2009: 97%2010: 99%2011: 99%2012: 99%2013: 99%2014: 99%2015: 99%2016: 99%2017: 99%2018: 99%2019: 99%2020: 96%2021: 97%2022: 99%2023: 99%2024: 99%
Change over the period: +96 pp Annual average: 2.4 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Sri Lanka 99%
World 84.3%
South Asia 96.9%
Southern Asia computed 94.8%
Measles immunization — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99 +0 pp
2023 99 +0 pp
2022 99 +2 pp
2021 97 +1 pp
2020 96 −3 pp
2019 99 +0 pp
2018 99 +0 pp
2017 99 +0 pp
2016 99 +0 pp
2015 99 +0 pp
2014 99 +0 pp
2013 99 +0 pp
2012 99 +0 pp
2011 99 +0 pp
2010 99 +2 pp
2009 97 −1 pp
2008 98 +0 pp
2007 98 −1 pp
2006 99 +0 pp
2005 99 +3 pp
2004 96 −3 pp
2003 99 +0 pp
2002 99 +0 pp
2001 99 +0 pp
2000 99 +4 pp
1999 95 +1 pp
1998 94 +0 pp
1997 94 +5 pp
1996 89 +2 pp
1995 87 +3 pp
1994 84 −2 pp
1993 86 +4 pp
1992 82 +3 pp
1991 79 −1 pp
1990 80 +4 pp
1989 76 +8 pp
1988 68 +8 pp
1987 60 +15 pp
1986 45 +25 pp
1985 20 +17 pp
1984 3

Southern 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.