Immunization, measles second dose in Ghana
Ghana: Immunization, measles second dose was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Ghana, 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 Ghana stood at 79.0%.
The figure is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Ghana peaked at 84.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2012.
Ghana ranks 112th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 52.0% | — |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.0% | 52.0% | 83.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 79.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 Ghana?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Ghana 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Ghana ranks 112th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.