Mexico vs Yemen: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles
Mexico
491,860 one-year-olds
in 2023
Yemen
710,386 one-year-olds
in 2023
Mexico rank
11th
Yemen rank
8th
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles over time
- Mexico
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 710,386 one-year-olds against 491,860 one-year-olds in Mexico, a difference of 218,526 one-year-olds.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 8th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.15 million one-year-olds | 415,831 one-year-olds | 730,276 one-year-olds | Mexico |
| 1990s | 264,404 one-year-olds | 327,337 one-year-olds | 62,932 one-year-olds | Yemen |
| 2000s | 93,684 one-year-olds | 250,130 one-year-olds | 156,446 one-year-olds | Yemen |
| 2010s | 173,251 one-year-olds | 392,686 one-year-olds | 219,436 one-year-olds | Yemen |
| 2020s | 242,372 one-year-olds | 617,350 one-year-olds | 374,978 one-year-olds | Yemen |
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, Mexico or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 710,386 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 Mexico and Yemen?
- 218,526 one-year-olds, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Yemen?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Yemen rank globally for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Mexico ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 8th 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.