Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Nauru
Nauru: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Nauru, 1997–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 98.0% for immunization, measles in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Nauru peaked at 99.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
Nauru ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 99.0% | — |
| 1998 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | -45.6% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -83.7% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +1087.5% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | -57.9% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 80.0% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 98.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 98.0% 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 Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1087.5% | 8.0% | 95.0% |
| 2000 | -83.7% | 49.0% | 8.0% |
| 2002 | -57.9% | 95.0% | 40.0% |
| 1999 | -45.6% | 90.0% | 49.0% |
| 2003 | +32.5% | 40.0% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.3% | 49.0% | 99.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 8.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Nauru?
- Immunization, measles in Nauru was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Nauru rank for immunization, measles?
- Nauru ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.