Immunization, measles in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Immunization, measles was 88.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Early-demographic dividend, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 88.9% for immunization, measles in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 88.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1980.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, measles in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.8% | — |
| 1981 | 9.5% | +21.5% |
| 1982 | 11.1% | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | +21.9% |
| 1984 | 16.5% | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 23.6% | +43.0% |
| 1986 | 30.2% | +28.0% |
| 1987 | 37.5% | +24.2% |
| 1988 | 45.4% | +21.0% |
| 1989 | 54.3% | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 62.7% | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 57.3% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 61.6% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 65.3% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 70.1% | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 66.3% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 67.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 68.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 72.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 74.4% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 87.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 83.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles in Early-demographic dividend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +43.0% | 16.5% | 23.6% |
| 1986 | +28.0% | 23.6% | 30.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.0% | 7.8% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.8% | 57.3% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.6% | 67.0% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 81.7% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 83.5% | 88.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More health data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0285 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0342 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 0.5734 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Early-demographic dividend?
- Immunization, measles in Early-demographic dividend was 88.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1980.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for immunization, measles?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.