Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Syria
Syria: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Syria, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Syria recorded 81.0% for immunization, measles in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Syria peaked at 87.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1980.
That places Syria 141st out of 193 countries 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 (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.0% | — |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | +57.1% |
| 1983 | 19.0% | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 23.0% | +21.1% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +17.4% |
| 1986 | 64.0% | +137.0% |
| 1987 | 37.0% | -42.2% |
| 1988 | 52.0% | +40.5% |
| 1989 | 86.0% | +65.4% |
| 1990 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +42.3% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +9.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 81.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 81.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 84% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +137.0% | 27.0% | 64.0% |
| 1989 | +65.4% | 52.0% | 86.0% |
| 1982 | +57.1% | 14.0% | 22.0% |
| 1987 | -42.2% | 64.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023 | +42.3% | 52.0% | 74.0% |
| 1988 | +40.5% | 37.0% | 52.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.7% | 13.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 84.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 80.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3% | 64.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 52.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Syria?
- Immunization, measles in Syria was 81.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1980.
- How does Syria rank for immunization, measles?
- Syria ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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.