Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in North Korea
North Korea: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in North Korea, 2008–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, measles second dose in North Korea is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in North Korea peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2008.
North Korea ranks 1st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75.0% | — |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.0%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 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 North Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in North Korea?
- Immunization, measles second dose in North Korea 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2008.
- How does North Korea rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.