Immunization, measles in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Immunization, measles was 90.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Upper middle income, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 90.3% for immunization, measles in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Upper middle income peaked at 94.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1980.
Upper middle income ranks 14th of 47 groups 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 in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.4% | — |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +23.2% |
| 1982 | 14.7% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 53.3% | +262.1% |
| 1984 | 58.4% | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 66.7% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 58.9% | -11.7% |
| 1987 | 67.6% | +14.7% |
| 1988 | 80.8% | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 82.9% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 87.1% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 85.4% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 83.8% | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 81.1% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 78.4% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 81.5% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 84.5% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 85.6% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 87.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 86.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.9% | 11.4% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.0% | 78.4% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.0% | 86.3% | 93.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 92.5% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.7% | 88.1% | 90.8% | 5 |
More health data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -3.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Upper middle income?
- Immunization, measles in Upper middle income was 90.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1980.
- How does Upper middle income rank for immunization, measles?
- Upper middle income ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.