Immunization, measles in Eswatini
Eswatini: Immunization, measles was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Eswatini, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, measles in Eswatini stood at 85.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Eswatini peaked at 97.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1981.
Eswatini ranks 125th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, measles in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 30.0% | — |
| 1982 | 38.0% | +26.7% |
| 1983 | 46.0% | +21.1% |
| 1984 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 54.0% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 74.0% | +37.0% |
| 1987 | 65.0% | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 85.0% | +30.8% |
| 1989 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 82.0% | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.6% | 30.0% | 85.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 81.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 76.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 0.5165 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0517 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.3387 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0472 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Eswatini?
- Immunization, measles in Eswatini was 85.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1981.
- How does Eswatini rank for immunization, measles?
- Eswatini ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.