Kenya vs Syria: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Kenya
128,307 one-year-olds
in 2023
Syria
124,059 one-year-olds
in 2023
Kenya rank
33rd
Syria rank
34th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Kenya
- Syria
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 128,307 one-year-olds against 124,059 one-year-olds in Syria, a difference of 4,248 one-year-olds.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 33rd and Syria ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 276,505 one-year-olds | 214,928 one-year-olds | 61,576 one-year-olds | Kenya |
| 1990s | 187,589 one-year-olds | 68,723 one-year-olds | 118,867 one-year-olds | Kenya |
| 2000s | 269,368 one-year-olds | 97,325 one-year-olds | 172,043 one-year-olds | Kenya |
| 2010s | 124,236 one-year-olds | 133,779 one-year-olds | 9,543 one-year-olds | Syria |
| 2020s | 143,946 one-year-olds | 145,733 one-year-olds | 1,787 one-year-olds | Syria |
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, Kenya or Syria?
- Kenya, at 128,307 one-year-olds against 124,059 one-year-olds in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles between Kenya and Syria?
- 4,248 one-year-olds, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Syria?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Syria rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Kenya ranks 33rd and Syria ranks 34th 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.