Immunization, measles second dose in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Immunization, measles second dose was 74.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Low & middle 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
Low & middle income recorded 74.7% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Low & middle income peaked at 74.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2000.
Low & middle income ranks 29th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 27.8% | +77.3% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 52.2% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 59.1% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 63.9% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | +4.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose in Low & middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +77.3% | 15.7% | 27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 12.9% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 36.6% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 67.8% | 74.7% | 5 |
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0373 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, male, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Low & middle income?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Low & middle income was 74.7% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- How does Low & middle income rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Low & middle income ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.