Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Canada
Canada: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 79.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, measles second dose in Canada, 2012–2024
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 Canada stood at 79.0%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Canada peaked at 87.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2022.
Canada ranks 112th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 83.0% | — |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 79.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.0%, 86% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.0% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 79.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5214 % 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 0.023 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5024 % 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 0.0242 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Canada?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Canada was 79.0% 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Canada ranks 112th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.