Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Turkey
Turkey: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Turkey, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, measles in Turkey is 95.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Turkey peaked at 98.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1980.
That places Turkey 60th 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 27.0% | — |
| 1981 | 52.0% | +92.6% |
| 1982 | 64.0% | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 82.0% | +22.4% |
| 1989 | 71.0% | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 78.0% | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | -14.5% |
| 1996 | 72.0% | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 91.0% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 95.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +92.6% | 27.0% | 52.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.3% | 27.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 65.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.6% | 75.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Turkey?
- Immunization, measles in Turkey was 95.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1980.
- How does Turkey rank for immunization, measles?
- Turkey ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.