Brazil vs United States of America: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Brazil
339,968 one-year-olds
in 2023
United States of America
297,421 one-year-olds
in 2023
Brazil rank
16th
United States of America rank
18th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Brazil
- United States of America
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 339,968 one-year-olds against 297,421 one-year-olds in United States of America, a difference of 42,547 one-year-olds.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 18th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.25 million one-year-olds | 206,491 one-year-olds | 1.04 million one-year-olds | Brazil |
| 1990s | 430,609 one-year-olds | 445,305 one-year-olds | 14,696 one-year-olds | United States of America |
| 2000s | 57,814 one-year-olds | 331,723 one-year-olds | 273,909 one-year-olds | United States of America |
| 2010s | 135,021 one-year-olds | 333,400 one-year-olds | 198,379 one-year-olds | United States of America |
| 2020s | 541,996 one-year-olds | 306,833 one-year-olds | 235,163 one-year-olds | Brazil |
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, Brazil or United States of America?
- Brazil, at 339,968 one-year-olds against 297,421 one-year-olds in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Brazil and United States of America?
- 42,547 one-year-olds, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Brazil ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 18th 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.