Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Botswana
Botswana: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Botswana, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, measles in Botswana is 97.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Botswana peaked at 97.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1980.
That places Botswana 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 63.0% | — |
| 1981 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 97.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.6% | 63.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.5% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 91.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 87.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 97.0% compare
- 31 Bhutan 97.0% compare
- 31 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 31 Iceland 97.0% compare
- 31 India 97.0% compare
- 31 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 31 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 31 Russia 97.0% compare
- 31 Rwanda 97.0% compare
- 31 Seychelles 97.0% compare
- 31 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 31 Spain 97.0% compare
- 31 Tuvalu 97.0% compare
- 31 Uruguay 97.0% compare
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % 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 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Botswana?
- Immunization, measles in Botswana was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1980.
- How does Botswana rank for immunization, measles?
- Botswana ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.