Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — United States

Measles immunization in the United States in 2024 — 92%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 6 pp.

2024 92% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 84of 192
Period maximum 98%1983
Period minimum 82%1987

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — United States, 1980–20248085909510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 86%1981: 97%1982: 97%1983: 98%1984: 98%1985: 97%1986: 97%1987: 82%1988: 98%1989: 94%1990: 90%1991: 87%1992: 83%1993: 84%1994: 89%1995: 88%1996: 91%1997: 91%1998: 92%1999: 92%2000: 91%2001: 91%2002: 91%2003: 93%2004: 93%2005: 92%2006: 92%2007: 92%2008: 92%2009: 90%2010: 92%2011: 92%2012: 91%2013: 92%2014: 92%2015: 92%2016: 92%2017: 91%2018: 92%2019: 90%2020: 91%2021: 92%2022: 92%2023: 92%2024: 92%
Change over the period: +6 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

United States 92%
World 84.3%
High-income countries computed 93.8%
Measles immunization — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 92 +0 pp
2023 92 +0 pp
2022 92 +0 pp
2021 92 +1 pp
2020 91 +1 pp
2019 90 −2 pp
2018 92 +1 pp
2017 91 −1 pp
2016 92 +0 pp
2015 92 +0 pp
2014 92 +0 pp
2013 92 +1 pp
2012 91 −1 pp
2011 92 +0 pp
2010 92 +2 pp
2009 90 −2 pp
2008 92 +0 pp
2007 92 +0 pp
2006 92 +0 pp
2005 92 −1 pp
2004 93 +0 pp
2003 93 +2 pp
2002 91 +0 pp
2001 91 +0 pp
2000 91 −1 pp
1999 92 +0 pp
1998 92 +1 pp
1997 91 +0 pp
1996 91 +3 pp
1995 88 −1 pp
1994 89 +5 pp
1993 84 +1 pp
1992 83 −4 pp
1991 87 −3 pp
1990 90 −4 pp
1989 94 −4 pp
1988 98 +16 pp
1987 82 −15 pp
1986 97 +0 pp
1985 97 −1 pp
1984 98 +0 pp
1983 98 +1 pp
1982 97 +0 pp
1981 97 +11 pp
1980 86

Northern America, 2024

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

US United States 92 CA Canada 92

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.