Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — Syria

Measles immunization in Syria in 2024 — 81%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 68 pp.

2024 81% +7 pp vs 2023
World rank 140of 192
Period maximum 87%1990
Period minimum 13%1980

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — Syria, 1980–2024025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 13%1981: 14%1982: 22%1983: 19%1984: 23%1985: 27%1986: 64%1987: 37%1988: 52%1989: 86%1990: 87%1991: 84%1992: 84%1993: 86%1994: 86%1995: 85%1996: 85%1997: 84%1998: 87%1999: 86%2000: 84%2001: 80%2002: 84%2003: 83%2004: 82%2005: 81%2006: 81%2007: 81%2008: 81%2009: 82%2010: 82%2011: 80%2012: 72%2013: 69%2014: 65%2015: 64%2016: 73%2017: 78%2018: 74%2019: 76%2020: 70%2021: 70%2022: 52%2023: 74%2024: 81%
Change over the period: +68 pp Annual average: 1.55 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Syria 81%
World 84.3%
Western Asia computed 85.4%
Low-income countries computed 68.3%
Measles immunization — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 81 +7 pp
2023 74 +22 pp
2022 52 −18 pp
2021 70 +0 pp
2020 70 −6 pp
2019 76 +2 pp
2018 74 −4 pp
2017 78 +5 pp
2016 73 +9 pp
2015 64 −1 pp
2014 65 −4 pp
2013 69 −3 pp
2012 72 −8 pp
2011 80 −2 pp
2010 82 +0 pp
2009 82 +1 pp
2008 81 +0 pp
2007 81 +0 pp
2006 81 +0 pp
2005 81 −1 pp
2004 82 −1 pp
2003 83 −1 pp
2002 84 +4 pp
2001 80 −4 pp
2000 84 −2 pp
1999 86 −1 pp
1998 87 +3 pp
1997 84 −1 pp
1996 85 +0 pp
1995 85 −1 pp
1994 86 +0 pp
1993 86 +2 pp
1992 84 +0 pp
1991 84 −3 pp
1990 87 +1 pp
1989 86 +34 pp
1988 52 +15 pp
1987 37 −27 pp
1986 64 +37 pp
1985 27 +4 pp
1984 23 +4 pp
1983 19 −3 pp
1982 22 +8 pp
1981 14 +1 pp
1980 13

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.