Immunization, measles in Tonga
Tonga: Immunization, measles was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Tonga, 1981–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 99.0% for immunization, measles in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1981.
Tonga ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, measles in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 9.0% | — |
| 1982 | 44.0% | +388.9% |
| 1983 | 67.0% | +52.3% |
| 1984 | 43.0% | -35.8% |
| 1985 | 81.0% | +88.4% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | -54.3% |
| 1987 | 88.0% | +137.8% |
| 1988 | 81.0% | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.3% | 9.0% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 86.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 99.0% compare
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Tonga
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0203 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.9122 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0256 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Tonga?
- Immunization, measles in Tonga was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1981.
- How does Tonga rank for immunization, measles?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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.