Immunization, measles second dose in Brazil
Brazil: Immunization, measles second dose was 68.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, measles second dose in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, measles second dose in Brazil stood at 68.0%.
That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Brazil peaked at 95.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.0% | — |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +34.0% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -28.9% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 49.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 53.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 44.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 142 Montenegro 68.0% compare
- 142 Myanmar 68.0% compare
- 145 Grenada 67.0% compare
- 145 Saint Lucia 67.0% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 Brazil?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Brazil was 68.0% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Brazil ranks 142nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.