Immunization, measles in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Immunization, measles was 83.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Low & middle income, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, measles in Low & middle income stood at 83.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Low & middle income peaked at 85.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1980.
Low & middle income ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, measles in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.6% | — |
| 1981 | 9.8% | +28.6% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 30.3% | +179.1% |
| 1984 | 34.3% | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 40.1% | +16.9% |
| 1986 | 40.6% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 49.0% | +20.7% |
| 1988 | 59.2% | +20.9% |
| 1989 | 65.2% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 71.3% | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 67.0% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 67.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 69.5% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 71.4% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 71.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 71.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 76.9% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.7% | 7.6% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 67.0% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.4% | 69.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 82.6% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 80.7% | 83.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 97.0% compare
- 31 Bhutan 97.0% compare
- 31 Botswana 97.0% compare
- 31 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 31 Iceland 97.0% compare
- 31 India 97.0% compare
- 31 Korea 97.0% compare
- 31 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 31 Russian Federation 97.0% compare
- 31 Rwanda 97.0% compare
- 31 Seychelles 97.0% compare
- 31 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 31 Spain 97.0% compare
- 31 Tuvalu 97.0% compare
- 31 Uruguay 97.0% compare
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0379 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 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0373 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 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Low & middle income?
- Immunization, measles in Low & middle income was 83.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1980.
- How does Low & middle income rank for immunization, measles?
- Low & middle income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.