Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Malta
Malta: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Malta, 2003–2024
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 Malta is 86.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Malta peaked at 99.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2003.
That places Malta 86th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.0% | — |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +1450.0% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | +93.5% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +43.3% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 86.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.0%, 93% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 86.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.0%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1450.0% | 2.0% | 31.0% |
| 2005 | +93.5% | 31.0% | 60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 2.0% | 86.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 83.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 84.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Malta?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Malta was 86.0% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Malta ranks 86th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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.