Immunization, measles in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Immunization, measles was 89.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Caribbean Small States, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 89.8% for immunization, measles in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Caribbean Small States peaked at 95.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1980.
That places Caribbean Small States 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, measles in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.1% | — |
| 1981 | 8.8% | +188.7% |
| 1982 | 31.4% | +256.7% |
| 1983 | 34.4% | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 45.1% | +30.9% |
| 1985 | 50.8% | +12.6% |
| 1986 | 59.9% | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 68.1% | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 71.1% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 71.6% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 75.5% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 87.1% | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 78.3% | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 86.1% | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 84.7% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 86.7% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 90.5% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 89.6% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 91.6% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 92.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 89.8% | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles in Caribbean Small States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +256.7% | 8.8% | 31.4% |
| 1981 | +188.7% | 3.1% | 8.8% |
| 1984 | +30.9% | 34.4% | 45.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.4% | 3.1% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.1% | 75.5% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 87.3% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 88.0% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 83.8% | 89.8% | 5 |
More health data for Caribbean Small States
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.2701 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate -0.1327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate -0.1813 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0385 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate -0.3742 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Caribbean Small States?
- Immunization, measles in Caribbean Small States was 89.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1980.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for immunization, measles?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States 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.