Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Iran
Iran: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Immunization, measles second dose in Iran, 1999–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Iran recorded 99.0% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Iran peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2005.
Iran ranks 1st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 96.0% | — |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 99.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Iran
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.38 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5627 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,070 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.88 % 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 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.95 % 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 0.0327 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Iran?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Iran was 99.0% 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2005.
- How does Iran rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Iran ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran 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.