Immunization, measles in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Immunization, measles was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Sri Lanka, 1984–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 99.0% for immunization, measles in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1984.
That places Sri Lanka 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Immunization, measles in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 3.0% | — |
| 1985 | 20.0% | +566.7% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | +125.0% |
| 1987 | 60.0% | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 68.0% | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.3% | 3.0% | 76.0% | 6 |
| 1990s | 87.0% | 79.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Sri Lanka?
- Immunization, measles in Sri Lanka was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1984.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for immunization, measles?
- Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.