Immunization, measles second dose in Canada
Canada: Immunization, measles second dose 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 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 86.0% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 79.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,083 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 385 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate -0.2775 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0298 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.