Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Tanzania, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 84.0% for immunization, measles in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Tanzania peaked at 99.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1980.
Tanzania ranks 130th of 193 countries 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 (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46.0% | — |
| 1981 | 51.0% | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 60.0% | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 55.0% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 66.0% | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 97.0% | +47.0% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | -19.6% |
| 1988 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 84.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.0%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 84.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Tanzania 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 | +47.0% | 66.0% | 97.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.5% | 46.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 72.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 78.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 83.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 80.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Tanzania?
- Immunization, measles in Tanzania was 84.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1980.
- How does Tanzania rank for immunization, measles?
- Tanzania ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.