Immunization, measles second dose in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Immunization, measles second dose was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2008.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.0%, 1.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of'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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6303 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.6995 % change on previous year (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2008.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.