Immunization, measles second dose in North America
North America: Immunization, measles second dose was 93.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in North America, 2000–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
North America recorded 93.5% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in North America peaked at 94.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2000.
That places North America 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose in North America, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.6% | — |
| 2001 | 78.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 92.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 93.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 77.6% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 81.6% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.5% | 93.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 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 North America
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0315 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0299 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, male, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0311 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 25-29, female, annual growth rate 0.2706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate -0.5906 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate -0.5946 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in North America?
- Immunization, measles second dose in North America was 93.5% 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2000.
- How does North America rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- North America ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.