Immunization, measles second dose in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Immunization, measles second dose was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Bangladesh, 2012–2024
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 Bangladesh is 93.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Bangladesh peaked at 93.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2012.
Bangladesh ranks 45th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 41.0% | — |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 93.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 93.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 94.5%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.1% | 41.0% | 93.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 45 Denmark 93.0% compare
- 45 France 93.0% compare
- 45 Jamaica 93.0% compare
- 45 Kyrgyzstan 93.0% compare
- 45 Malaysia 93.0% compare
- 45 Republic of Moldova 93.0% compare
- 45 Nepal 93.0% compare
- 45 Russian Federation 93.0% compare
- 45 Rwanda 93.0% compare
- 45 Singapore 93.0% compare
- 45 Switzerland 93.0% compare
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 35 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8772 % 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 0.0468 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Bangladesh?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Bangladesh was 93.0% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Bangladesh ranks 45th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.