Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles in Vietnam, 1982–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, measles in Vietnam is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles in Vietnam peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1982.
That places Vietnam 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.0% | — |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +200.0% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 19.0% | +375.0% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | +105.3% |
| 1987 | 36.0% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | +55.6% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +35.7% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +19.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 98.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 98.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +375.0% | 4.0% | 19.0% |
| 1983 | +200.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% |
| 1986 | +105.3% | 19.0% | 39.0% |
| 1988 | +55.6% | 36.0% | 56.0% |
| 1989 | +35.7% | 56.0% | 76.0% |
| 1984 | +33.3% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.2% | 1.0% | 76.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 93.2% | 88.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 83.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 82.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles in Vietnam?
- Immunization, measles in Vietnam was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, measles recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1982.
- How does Vietnam rank for immunization, measles?
- Vietnam ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.