Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Arab World
Arab World: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 72.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Arab World, 2000–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, measles second dose in Arab World is 72.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Arab World peaked at 77.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2000.
That places Arab World 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.5% | — |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 64.1% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 66.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 73.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 72.6% | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +28.6% | 41.5% | 53.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.0% | 41.5% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 62.9% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 71.1% | 74.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More health data for Arab World
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0398 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 2.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0338 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Arab World?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Arab World was 72.6% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 77.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2000.
- How does Arab World rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Arab World ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally recommended age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization, measles second dose, measures the percentage of children who received two dose of measles containing vaccine according to nationally recommended schedule through routine immunization services in a given year.