Measles immunization — all countries

Measles immunization — World

Measles immunization in the world in 2024 — 84.3%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 71.5 pp.

2024 84.3% +1.3 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 86.4%2018
Period minimum 12.9%1980

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — World, 1980–2024025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 12.9%1981: 15.5%1982: 16.5%1983: 34.4%1984: 38.5%1985: 43.9%1986: 44.6%1987: 51.9%1988: 61.5%1989: 67.1%1990: 72.7%1991: 68.9%1992: 69.4%1993: 70%1994: 71.6%1995: 73.4%1996: 73.2%1997: 71.1%1998: 70.6%1999: 71.3%2000: 71.5%2001: 72.5%2002: 72.1%2003: 73.7%2004: 75.7%2005: 77.1%2006: 78.8%2007: 79.2%2008: 80.8%2009: 83.2%2010: 83.9%2011: 84.5%2012: 83.9%2013: 84%2014: 84.3%2015: 84.7%2016: 85.1%2017: 85.3%2018: 86.4%2019: 86.2%2020: 83.9%2021: 82%2022: 83.7%2023: 83%2024: 84.3%
Change over the period: +71.5 pp Annual average: 1.62 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

World 84.3%
World 84.3%
Measles immunization — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 84.3 +1.3 pp
2023 83 −0.7 pp
2022 83.7 +1.7 pp
2021 82 −1.8 pp
2020 83.9 −2.4 pp
2019 86.2 −0.2 pp
2018 86.4 +1.1 pp
2017 85.3 +0.3 pp
2016 85.1 +0.3 pp
2015 84.7 +0.4 pp
2014 84.3 +0.3 pp
2013 84 +0.1 pp
2012 83.9 −0.6 pp
2011 84.5 +0.6 pp
2010 83.9 +0.7 pp
2009 83.2 +2.4 pp
2008 80.8 +1.6 pp
2007 79.2 +0.4 pp
2006 78.8 +1.7 pp
2005 77.1 +1.4 pp
2004 75.7 +2 pp
2003 73.7 +1.6 pp
2002 72.1 −0.5 pp
2001 72.5 +1 pp
2000 71.5 +0.3 pp
1999 71.3 +0.7 pp
1998 70.6 −0.6 pp
1997 71.1 −2.1 pp
1996 73.2 −0.1 pp
1995 73.4 +1.8 pp
1994 71.6 +1.6 pp
1993 70 +0.6 pp
1992 69.4 +0.6 pp
1991 68.9 −3.9 pp
1990 72.7 +5.6 pp
1989 67.1 +5.6 pp
1988 61.5 +9.6 pp
1987 51.9 +7.3 pp
1986 44.6 +0.6 pp
1985 43.9 +5.5 pp
1984 38.5 +4 pp
1983 34.4 +18 pp
1982 16.5 +1 pp
1981 15.5 +2.6 pp
1980 12.9

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.