Japan vs Thailand: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Japan
48,037 one-year-olds
in 2023
Thailand
42,232 one-year-olds
in 2023
Japan rank
57th
Thailand rank
59th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 48,037 one-year-olds against 42,232 one-year-olds in Thailand, a difference of 5,805 one-year-olds.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Thailand ahead.
Japan ranks 57th and Thailand ranks 59th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 350,613 one-year-olds | 611,595 one-year-olds | 260,982 one-year-olds | Thailand |
| 1990s | 197,573 one-year-olds | 136,741 one-year-olds | 60,832 one-year-olds | Japan |
| 2000s | 35,977 one-year-olds | 38,222 one-year-olds | 2,245 one-year-olds | Thailand |
| 2010s | 41,869 one-year-olds | 14,335 one-year-olds | 27,535 one-year-olds | Japan |
| 2020s | 31,227 one-year-olds | 39,016 one-year-olds | 7,788 one-year-olds | Thailand |
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, Japan or Thailand?
- Japan, at 48,037 one-year-olds against 42,232 one-year-olds in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Japan and Thailand?
- 5,805 one-year-olds, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Japan ranks 57th and Thailand ranks 59th 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.