Australia vs Canada: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles
Australia
91.0%
in 2024
Canada
92.0%
in 2024
Australia rank
89th
Canada rank
86th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 92.0% against 91.0% in Australia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 89th and Canada ranks 86th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.7% | 80.7% | 4.0% | Canada |
| 1990s | 85.9% | 94.9% | 9.0% | Canada |
| 2000s | 93.5% | 94.0% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 89.5% | 4.7% | Australia |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 91.2% | 1.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 92.0% against 91.0% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles between Australia and Canada?
- 1.0%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Australia ranks 89th and Canada ranks 86th 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 Share of one-year-olds 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
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.