Immunization, measles in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Immunization, measles was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Lower middle income, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, measles in Lower middle income is 86.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Lower middle income peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1980.
That places Lower middle income 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, measles in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.6% | — |
| 1981 | 4.5% | +25.3% |
| 1982 | 5.5% | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | +43.8% |
| 1984 | 11.8% | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 15.8% | +34.3% |
| 1986 | 23.9% | +51.2% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | +38.4% |
| 1988 | 40.4% | +22.3% |
| 1989 | 50.3% | +24.6% |
| 1990 | 59.1% | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 52.9% | -10.5% |
| 1992 | 56.8% | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 66.2% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 68.3% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 60.1% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 60.7% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 61.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 70.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 83.8% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.7% | 3.6% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 52.9% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 61.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 77.5% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 81.4% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0321 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0347 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Lower middle income?
- Immunization, measles in Lower middle income was 86.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1980.
- How does Lower middle income rank for immunization, measles?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.