Kenya vs Zambia: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles
Kenya
88.0%
in 2024
Zambia
88.0%
in 2024
Kenya rank
114th
Zambia rank
114th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 88.0% against 88.0% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Zambia ahead.
Kenya ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 114th of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.5% | 68.8% | 2.3% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 87.1% | 6.3% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 86.2% | 8.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 89.6% | 1.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 89.0% | 0.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles, Kenya or Zambia?
- Kenya, at 88.0% against 88.0% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Kenya ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 114th 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.