Immunization, measles in Mozambique
Mozambique: Immunization, measles was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Mozambique, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 65.0% for immunization, measles in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Mozambique peaked at 83.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1981.
Mozambique ranks 176th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, measles in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 32.0% | — |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +81.2% |
| 1983 | 51.0% | -12.1% |
| 1984 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 39.0% | -22.0% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 44.0% | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +22.9% |
| 1991 | 55.0% | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 58.0% | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.2% | 32.0% | 58.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 61.8% | 55.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.7% | 71.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 62.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Mozambique?
- Immunization, measles in Mozambique was 65.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1981.
- How does Mozambique rank for immunization, measles?
- Mozambique ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.