Immunization, measles in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Immunization, measles was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, measles in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) is 70.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 75.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1980.
That places Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, measles in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.5% | — |
| 1981 | 15.7% | +66.0% |
| 1982 | 19.1% | +21.5% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 28.6% | +25.9% |
| 1986 | 36.1% | +26.2% |
| 1987 | 38.8% | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 44.3% | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 48.3% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 52.3% | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 46.1% | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 45.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 53.6% | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 53.3% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 51.7% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 53.8% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 65.6% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 74.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +66.0% | 9.5% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.5% | 9.5% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 45.8% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 51.0% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 72.4% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 68.8% | 70.7% | 5 |
More health data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0275 units per person (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 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Immunization, measles in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 70.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1980.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for immunization, measles?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.