Palau vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Immunization, measles

Palau
96.0%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
69.1%
in 2024
Palau rank
46th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
44th

Immunization, measles over time

  • Palau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 96.0% against 69.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 26.9%.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 193 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 98.2% 46.6% 51.7% Palau
1990s 81.4% 52.4% 29.0% Palau
2000s 93.0% 59.7% 33.3% Palau
2010s 86.8% 69.5% 17.3% Palau
2020s 94.8% 68.6% 26.2% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, measles, Palau or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Palau, at 96.0% against 69.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, measles between Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
26.9%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for immunization, measles?
Palau ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (WHO), published as Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)
Unit
% of children ages 12-23 months
Source
World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 10,001 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.