Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — United Arab Emirates

Measles immunization in the United Arab Emirates in 2024 — 98%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 64 pp.

2024 98% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 20of 192
Period maximum 99%2014
Period minimum 34%1980

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — United Arab Emirates, 1980–2024025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 34%1981: 42%1982: 41%1983: 51%1984: 53%1985: 60%1986: 67%1987: 71%1988: 74%1989: 78%1990: 80%1991: 82%1992: 85%1993: 90%1994: 90%1995: 90%1996: 90%1997: 95%1998: 95%1999: 96%2000: 94%2001: 94%2002: 94%2003: 94%2004: 94%2005: 92%2006: 92%2007: 92%2008: 92%2009: 93%2010: 94%2011: 95%2012: 96%2013: 98%2014: 99%2015: 99%2016: 99%2017: 99%2018: 99%2019: 99%2020: 99%2021: 99%2022: 98%2023: 98%2024: 98%
Change over the period: +64 pp Annual average: 1.45 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 98%
World 84.3%
Western Asia computed 85.4%
High-income countries computed 93.8%
Measles immunization — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98 +0 pp
2023 98 +0 pp
2022 98 −1 pp
2021 99 +0 pp
2020 99 +0 pp
2019 99 +0 pp
2018 99 +0 pp
2017 99 +0 pp
2016 99 +0 pp
2015 99 +0 pp
2014 99 +1 pp
2013 98 +2 pp
2012 96 +1 pp
2011 95 +1 pp
2010 94 +1 pp
2009 93 +1 pp
2008 92 +0 pp
2007 92 +0 pp
2006 92 +0 pp
2005 92 −2 pp
2004 94 +0 pp
2003 94 +0 pp
2002 94 +0 pp
2001 94 +0 pp
2000 94 −2 pp
1999 96 +1 pp
1998 95 +0 pp
1997 95 +5 pp
1996 90 +0 pp
1995 90 +0 pp
1994 90 +0 pp
1993 90 +5 pp
1992 85 +3 pp
1991 82 +2 pp
1990 80 +2 pp
1989 78 +4 pp
1988 74 +3 pp
1987 71 +4 pp
1986 67 +7 pp
1985 60 +7 pp
1984 53 +2 pp
1983 51 +10 pp
1982 41 −1 pp
1981 42 +8 pp
1980 34

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.