Immunization, measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Immunization, measles was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 193 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1989
All-time low
29.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024

Immunization, measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1980–2024

204060801001980200220241980: 29 % of children ages 12-23 months1981: 31 % of children ages 12-23 months1982: 29 % of children ages 12-23 months1983: 30 % of children ages 12-23 months1984: 31 % of children ages 12-23 months1985: 38 % of children ages 12-23 months1986: 44 % of children ages 12-23 months1987: 35 % of children ages 12-23 months1988: 58 % of children ages 12-23 months1989: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months1990: 98 % of children ages 12-23 months1991: 98 % of children ages 12-23 months1992: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months1993: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months1994: 83 % of children ages 12-23 months1995: 67 % of children ages 12-23 months1996: 50 % of children ages 12-23 months1997: 34 % of children ages 12-23 months1998: 49 % of children ages 12-23 months1999: 63 % of children ages 12-23 months2000: 78 % of children ages 12-23 months2001: 92 % of children ages 12-23 months2002: 98 % of children ages 12-23 months2003: 95 % of children ages 12-23 months2004: 95 % of children ages 12-23 months2005: 96 % of children ages 12-23 months2006: 96 % of children ages 12-23 months2007: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2008: 98 % of children ages 12-23 months2009: 98 % of children ages 12-23 months2010: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2011: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2012: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2013: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2014: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2015: 98 % of children ages 12-23 months2016: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2017: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2018: 98 % of children ages 12-23 months2019: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2020: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2021: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2022: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2023: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months2024: 99 % of children ages 12-23 months

Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.

Analysis

In 2024, immunization, measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 99.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1980.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Immunization, measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1980 to 2024.
Year % of children ages 12-23 months Change
1980 29.0%
1981 31.0% +6.9%
1982 29.0% -6.5%
1983 30.0% +3.4%
1984 31.0% +3.3%
1985 38.0% +22.6%
1986 44.0% +15.8%
1987 35.0% -20.5%
1988 58.0% +65.7%
1989 99.0% +70.7%
1990 98.0% -1.0%
1991 98.0% +0.0%
1992 99.0% +1.0%
1993 99.0% +0.0%
1994 83.0% -16.2%
1995 67.0% -19.3%
1996 50.0% -25.4%
1997 34.0% -32.0%
1998 49.0% +44.1%
1999 63.0% +28.6%
2000 78.0% +23.8%
2001 92.0% +17.9%
2002 98.0% +6.5%
2003 95.0% -3.1%
2004 95.0% +0.0%
2005 96.0% +1.1%
2006 96.0% +0.0%
2007 99.0% +3.1%
2008 98.0% -1.0%
2009 98.0% +0.0%
2010 99.0% +1.0%
2011 99.0% +0.0%
2012 99.0% +0.0%
2013 99.0% +0.0%
2014 99.0% +0.0%
2015 98.0% -1.0%
2016 99.0% +1.0%
2017 99.0% +0.0%
2018 98.0% -1.0%
2019 99.0% +1.0%
2020 99.0% +0.0%
2021 99.0% +0.0%
2022 99.0% +0.0%
2023 99.0% +0.0%
2024 99.0% +0.0%

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.0%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Immunization, measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.

YearChange FromTo
1989 +70.7% 58.0% 99.0%
1988 +65.7% 35.0% 58.0%
1998 +44.1% 34.0% 49.0%
1997 -32.0% 50.0% 34.0%
1999 +28.6% 49.0% 63.0%
1996 -25.4% 67.0% 50.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 42.4% 29.0% 99.0% 10
1990s 74.0% 34.0% 99.0% 10
2000s 94.5% 78.0% 99.0% 10
2010s 98.8% 98.0% 99.0% 10
2020s 99.0% 99.0% 99.0% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is immunization, measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Immunization, measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1989.
What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1980.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for immunization, measles?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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Indicator
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)
Unit
% of children ages 12-23 months
Source
World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 10,001 data points, 1980–2024
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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.