Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Panama
Panama: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 82.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, measles second dose in Panama, 2000–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Panama recorded 82.0% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Panama peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2013.
That places Panama 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +32.4% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 82.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.0%, 89% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Panama's 82.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.0%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +32.4% | 68.0% | 90.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.5% | 76.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 68.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 74.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Panama?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Panama was 82.0% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Panama ranks 98th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.