Immunization, measles second dose in Kenya
Kenya: Immunization, measles second dose was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Kenya, 2015–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 76.0% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 171.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Kenya peaked at 76.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2015.
That places Kenya 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Immunization, measles second dose in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 28.0% | — |
| 2016 | 35.0% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +17.1% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.4% | 28.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 67.0% | 76.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.059 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.2206 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0599 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.5263 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Kenya?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Kenya was 76.0% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2015.
- How does Kenya rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Kenya ranks 123rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.