Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Dominica
Dominica: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 75.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, measles second dose in Dominica, 2001–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 75.0% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Dominica peaked at 99.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2001.
Dominica ranks 126th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 62.0% | — |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +59.7% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | -7.4% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 75.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 75.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.0%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +59.7% | 62.0% | 99.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.6% | 62.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 81.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 75.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Dominica?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Dominica was 75.0% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Dominica ranks 126th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.