Immunization, measles second dose in Malta
Malta: Immunization, measles second dose 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 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% |
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 |
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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.