Afghanistan vs China: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Afghanistan
610,320 one-year-olds
in 2023
China
494,487 one-year-olds
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
China rank
10th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 610,320 one-year-olds against 494,487 one-year-olds in China, a difference of 115,833 one-year-olds.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and China ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 367,659 one-year-olds | 3.91 million one-year-olds | 3.54 million one-year-olds | China |
| 1990s | 475,216 one-year-olds | 3.02 million one-year-olds | 2.54 million one-year-olds | China |
| 2000s | 511,548 one-year-olds | 1.73 million one-year-olds | 1.22 million one-year-olds | China |
| 2010s | 456,655 one-year-olds | 178,709 one-year-olds | 277,946 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 606,990 one-year-olds | 221,326 one-year-olds | 385,664 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles, Afghanistan or China?
- Afghanistan, at 610,320 one-year-olds against 494,487 one-year-olds in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Afghanistan and China?
- 115,833 one-year-olds, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and China ranks 10th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.