Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Bolivia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 67.0% for immunization, measles in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Bolivia peaked at 96.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1980.
That places Bolivia 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.0% | — |
| 1981 | 17.0% | +30.8% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
| 1983 | 13.0% | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | +53.8% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 55.0% | +161.9% |
| 1987 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 53.0% | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 54.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 58.0% | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 51.0% | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | +21.5% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 67.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.0%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 67.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.0%, 75% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +161.9% | 21.0% | 55.0% |
| 1984 | +53.8% | 13.0% | 20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.8% | 13.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.9% | 51.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 84.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 79.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 67.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,250 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0508 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Bolivia?
- Immunization, measles in Bolivia was 67.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1980.
- How does Bolivia rank for immunization, measles?
- Bolivia ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.