Afghanistan vs Mexico: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Afghanistan
610,320 one-year-olds
in 2023
Mexico
491,860 one-year-olds
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mexico rank
11th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Afghanistan
- Mexico
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 610,320 one-year-olds against 491,860 one-year-olds in Mexico, a difference of 118,460 one-year-olds.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 11th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 382,302 one-year-olds | 1.11 million one-year-olds | 726,957 one-year-olds | Mexico |
| 1990s | 475,216 one-year-olds | 264,404 one-year-olds | 210,811 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 511,548 one-year-olds | 93,684 one-year-olds | 417,864 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 456,655 one-year-olds | 173,251 one-year-olds | 283,404 one-year-olds | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 606,990 one-year-olds | 242,372 one-year-olds | 364,617 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 Mexico?
- Afghanistan, at 610,320 one-year-olds against 491,860 one-year-olds in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Afghanistan and Mexico?
- 118,460 one-year-olds, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mexico?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Mexico rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mexico ranks 11th 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.