Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in North Korea
North Korea: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in North Korea, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, measles in North Korea 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 North Korea peaked at 99.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1980.
North Korea 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 (% of children ages 12-23 months) in North Korea, year by year
| 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% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.0%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea'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 (% of children ages 12-23 months) in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for North Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in North Korea?
- Immunization, measles in North Korea was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1980.
- How does North Korea rank for immunization, measles?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.