Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — United Kingdom

Measles immunization in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 89%. Ranked 103 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 36 pp.

2024 89% −1 pp vs 2023
World rank 103of 192
Period maximum 93%2013
Period minimum 53%1980

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — United Kingdom, 1980–2024506070809010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 53%1981: 55%1982: 58%1983: 60%1984: 63%1985: 68%1986: 71%1987: 76%1988: 80%1989: 84%1990: 87%1991: 90%1992: 92%1993: 91%1994: 91%1995: 92%1996: 92%1997: 91%1998: 87%1999: 88%2000: 88%2001: 85%2002: 85%2003: 82%2004: 81%2005: 82%2006: 85%2007: 86%2008: 86%2009: 86%2010: 89%2011: 90%2012: 92%2013: 93%2014: 93%2015: 93%2016: 92%2017: 92%2018: 92%2019: 91%2020: 91%2021: 91%2022: 90%2023: 90%2024: 89%
Change over the period: +36 pp Annual average: 0.82 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

United Kingdom 89%
World 84.3%
Northern Europe computed 90.4%
High-income countries computed 93.8%
Measles immunization — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 89 −1 pp
2023 90 +0 pp
2022 90 −1 pp
2021 91 +0 pp
2020 91 +0 pp
2019 91 −1 pp
2018 92 +0 pp
2017 92 +0 pp
2016 92 −1 pp
2015 93 +0 pp
2014 93 +0 pp
2013 93 +1 pp
2012 92 +2 pp
2011 90 +1 pp
2010 89 +3 pp
2009 86 +0 pp
2008 86 +0 pp
2007 86 +1 pp
2006 85 +3 pp
2005 82 +1 pp
2004 81 −1 pp
2003 82 −3 pp
2002 85 +0 pp
2001 85 −3 pp
2000 88 +0 pp
1999 88 +1 pp
1998 87 −4 pp
1997 91 −1 pp
1996 92 +0 pp
1995 92 +1 pp
1994 91 +0 pp
1993 91 −1 pp
1992 92 +2 pp
1991 90 +3 pp
1990 87 +3 pp
1989 84 +4 pp
1988 80 +4 pp
1987 76 +5 pp
1986 71 +3 pp
1985 68 +5 pp
1984 63 +3 pp
1983 60 +2 pp
1982 58 +3 pp
1981 55 +2 pp
1980 53

Northern Europe, 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.