Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Nauru
Nauru: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Nauru, 2001–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 99.0% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Nauru peaked at 99.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2005.
That places Nauru 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 95.0% | — |
| 2002 | 83.0% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +94.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +94.0% | 50.0% | 97.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.0% | 50.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 81.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 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 Nauru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8477 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Nauru?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Nauru 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2005.
- How does Nauru rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Nauru ranks 1st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.