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Measles immunization — Zimbabwe

Measles immunization in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 90%. Ranked 92 in the world out of 192. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 34 pp.

2024 90% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 92of 192
Period maximum 97%2012
Period minimum 56%1981

Trend over time

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

Measles immunization — Zimbabwe, 1981–202440608010019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 56%1982: 58%1983: 60%1984: 62%1985: 78%1986: 83%1987: 88%1988: 88%1989: 87%1990: 87%1991: 87%1992: 86%1993: 86%1994: 87%1995: 87%1996: 88%1997: 84%1998: 79%1999: 77%2000: 75%2001: 73%2002: 70%2003: 68%2004: 66%2005: 67%2006: 68%2007: 69%2008: 70%2009: 76%2010: 90%2011: 92%2012: 97%2013: 93%2014: 92%2015: 86%2016: 95%2017: 90%2018: 88%2019: 85%2020: 85%2021: 88%2022: 90%2023: 90%2024: 90%
Change over the period: +34 pp Annual average: 0.79 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Zimbabwe 90%
World 84.3%
Sub-Saharan Africa 69.1%
Eastern Africa computed 78.2%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 89.6%
Measles immunization — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 90 +0 pp
2023 90 +0 pp
2022 90 +2 pp
2021 88 +3 pp
2020 85 +0 pp
2019 85 −3 pp
2018 88 −2 pp
2017 90 −5 pp
2016 95 +9 pp
2015 86 −6 pp
2014 92 −1 pp
2013 93 −4 pp
2012 97 +5 pp
2011 92 +2 pp
2010 90 +14 pp
2009 76 +6 pp
2008 70 +1 pp
2007 69 +1 pp
2006 68 +1 pp
2005 67 +1 pp
2004 66 −2 pp
2003 68 −2 pp
2002 70 −3 pp
2001 73 −2 pp
2000 75 −2 pp
1999 77 −2 pp
1998 79 −5 pp
1997 84 −4 pp
1996 88 +1 pp
1995 87 +0 pp
1994 87 +1 pp
1993 86 +0 pp
1992 86 −1 pp
1991 87 +0 pp
1990 87 +0 pp
1989 87 −1 pp
1988 88 +0 pp
1987 88 +5 pp
1986 83 +5 pp
1985 78 +16 pp
1984 62 +2 pp
1983 60 +2 pp
1982 58 +2 pp
1981 56 —

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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