Immunization, measles second dose in India
India: Immunization, measles second dose was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in India, 2011–2024
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 India stood at 92.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in India peaked at 92.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2011.
That places India 57th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose in India, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 27.0% | — |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +41.7% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 62.8% | 27.0% | 84.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 81.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in India?
- Immunization, measles second dose in India was 92.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2011.
- How does India rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- India ranks 57th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.