Which has higher immunization, measles second dose, Sri Lanka or Upper middle income?

Sri Lanka, at 98.0% against 84.9% in Upper middle income as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally recommended age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sri Lanka vs Upper middle income: Immunization, measles second dose

Sri Lanka

98.0%

in 2024

Upper middle income

84.9%

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

15th

Upper middle income rank

16th

Immunization, measles second dose over time

Sri Lanka
Upper middle income

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 98.0% against 84.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.1%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 178 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	90.8%	54.8%	36.0%	Sri Lanka
2010s	99.0%	84.5%	14.5%	Sri Lanka
2020s	97.6%	83.8%	13.8%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, measles second dose, Sri Lanka or Upper middle income?: Sri Lanka, at 98.0% against 84.9% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, measles second dose between Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?: 13.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Upper middle income?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and Upper middle income rank globally for immunization, measles second dose?: Sri Lanka ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 16th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally recommended age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally recommended age)
Unit: % of children by the nationally recommended age
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 221 places, 4,472 data points, 1997–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Child immunization, measles second dose, measures the percentage of children who received two dose of measles containing vaccine according to nationally recommended schedule through routine immunization services in a given year.