Immunization, measles second dose in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Immunization, measles second dose was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Papua New Guinea, 2019–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 26.0% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024.
That represents a change of down 36.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 178th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Immunization, measles second dose in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.0% | — |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -25.9% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +64.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -36.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 26.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 34% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 26.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.0%, 30% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 20.0% | 41.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Papua New Guinea?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Papua New Guinea was 26.0% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 178th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.