Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 68.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 68.8% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 79.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2007.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.0% | — |
| 2001 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 51.0% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 59.8% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 62.1% | 68.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, annual growth rate 0.2145 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per capita 0.0395 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 0.0125 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0393 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, annual growth rate -0.4312 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 68.8% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2007.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.