Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Uruguay, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, measles in Uruguay is 97.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Uruguay peaked at 99.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1980.
That places Uruguay 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 | 55.0% | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 52.0% | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 65.0% | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 59.0% | -10.6% |
| 1986 | 82.0% | +39.0% |
| 1987 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 72.0% | -18.2% |
| 1989 | 82.0% | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 97.0% | +18.3% |
| 1991 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 89.0% | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 97.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 97.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.0%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Uruguay 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 | +39.0% | 59.0% | 82.0% |
| 1983 | +25.0% | 52.0% | 65.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.1% | 50.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 89.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 95.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 97.0% compare
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- 31 Egypt 97.0% compare
- 31 Iceland 97.0% compare
- 31 India 97.0% compare
- 31 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 31 Nepal 97.0% compare
- 31 Russia 97.0% compare
- 31 Rwanda 97.0% compare
- 31 Seychelles 97.0% compare
- 31 Singapore 97.0% compare
- 31 Spain 97.0% compare
- 31 Tuvalu 97.0% compare
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % 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 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % 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 0.0254 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Uruguay?
- Immunization, measles in Uruguay was 97.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for immunization, measles?
- Uruguay ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.