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Measles immunization — Uganda

Measles immunization in Uganda in 2024 — 90%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 192. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 68 pp.

2024 90% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 92of 192
Period maximum 90%2021
Period minimum 17%1985

Trend over time

1981–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

Measles immunization — Uganda, 1981–2024025507510019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 22%1982: 21%1983: 20%1984: 18%1985: 17%1986: 27%1987: 38%1988: 49%1989: 51%1990: 52%1991: 54%1992: 56%1993: 57%1994: 59%1995: 57%1996: 55%1997: 54%1998: 50%1999: 55%2000: 57%2001: 59%2002: 62%2003: 64%2004: 66%2005: 68%2006: 75%2007: 75%2008: 70%2009: 77%2010: 73%2011: 75%2012: 80%2013: 83%2014: 85%2015: 79%2016: 79%2017: 83%2018: 86%2019: 87%2020: 89%2021: 90%2022: 90%2023: 90%2024: 90%
Change over the period: +68 pp Annual average: 1.58 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Uganda 90%
World 84.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa 69.1%
Eastern Africa computed 78.2%
Low-income countries computed 68.3%
Measles immunization — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 90 +0 pp
2023 90 +0 pp
2022 90 +0 pp
2021 90 +1 pp
2020 89 +2 pp
2019 87 +1 pp
2018 86 +3 pp
2017 83 +4 pp
2016 79 +0 pp
2015 79 −6 pp
2014 85 +2 pp
2013 83 +3 pp
2012 80 +5 pp
2011 75 +2 pp
2010 73 −4 pp
2009 77 +7 pp
2008 70 −5 pp
2007 75 +0 pp
2006 75 +7 pp
2005 68 +2 pp
2004 66 +2 pp
2003 64 +2 pp
2002 62 +3 pp
2001 59 +2 pp
2000 57 +2 pp
1999 55 +5 pp
1998 50 −4 pp
1997 54 −1 pp
1996 55 −2 pp
1995 57 −2 pp
1994 59 +2 pp
1993 57 +1 pp
1992 56 +2 pp
1991 54 +2 pp
1990 52 +1 pp
1989 51 +2 pp
1988 49 +11 pp
1987 38 +11 pp
1986 27 +10 pp
1985 17 −1 pp
1984 18 −2 pp
1983 20 −1 pp
1982 21 −1 pp
1981 22 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 98 RW Rwanda 97 SC Seychelles 97 ER Eritrea 93 UG Uganda 90 ZW Zimbabwe 90 MW Malawi 89 KE Kenya 88 ZM Zambia 88 BI Burundi 86 TZ Tanzania 84 DJ Djibouti 75 ET Ethiopia 72 SS South Sudan 72 KM Comoros 70 MZ Mozambique 65 SO Somalia 64 MG Madagascar 46
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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.

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