Immunization, measles in OECD members
OECD members: Immunization, measles was 91.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in OECD members, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 91.4% for immunization, measles in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in OECD members peaked at 94.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 1980.
OECD members ranks 13th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.7% | — |
| 1981 | 51.9% | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 54.2% | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 57.5% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 61.5% | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 69.7% | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 70.3% | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 79.0% | +12.4% |
| 1989 | 81.7% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 82.2% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 86.3% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 88.7% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 88.4% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 89.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 91.1% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 93.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 94.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 90.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.2% | 44.7% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 82.2% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 91.1% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 90.7% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 90.8% | 94.2% | 5 |
More health data for OECD members
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.0796 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 0.5497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0329 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.5518 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0336 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate -0.2511 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in OECD members?
- Immunization, measles in OECD members was 91.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 1980.
- How does OECD members rank for immunization, measles?
- OECD members ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.