Immunization, measles in Gabon
Gabon: Immunization, measles was 57.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, measles in Gabon, 1985–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 57.0% for immunization, measles in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Gabon peaked at 76.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2022.
That places Gabon 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Immunization, measles in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 58.0% | — |
| 1986 | 66.0% | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 57.0% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 56.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +26.9% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.0% | 58.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 61.7% | 55.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 55.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 59.0% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 52.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 4.03 % 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 0.0475 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.31 % 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 0.0409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Gabon?
- Immunization, measles in Gabon was 57.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2022.
- How does Gabon rank for immunization, measles?
- Gabon ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.