Gambia vs Malaysia: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles

Gambia
15,597 one-year-olds
in 2023
Malaysia
17,200 one-year-olds
in 2023
Gambia rank
86th
Malaysia rank
83rd

Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time

  • Gambia
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 17,200 one-year-olds against 15,597 one-year-olds in Gambia, a difference of 1,603 one-year-olds.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Malaysia ahead.

Gambia ranks 86th and Malaysia ranks 83rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 8,338 one-year-olds 265,547 one-year-olds 257,209 one-year-olds Malaysia
1990s 5,433 one-year-olds 51,911 one-year-olds 46,478 one-year-olds Malaysia
2000s 5,541 one-year-olds 26,475 one-year-olds 20,934 one-year-olds Malaysia
2010s 5,160 one-year-olds 24,552 one-year-olds 19,392 one-year-olds Malaysia
2020s 16,276 one-year-olds 19,505 one-year-olds 3,229 one-year-olds Malaysia

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, Gambia or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 17,200 one-year-olds against 15,597 one-year-olds in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Gambia and Malaysia?
1,603 one-year-olds, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malaysia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Malaysia rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
Gambia ranks 86th and Malaysia ranks 83rd 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

Indicator
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Unit
one-year-olds
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,780 data points, 1980–2023
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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.