Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Paraguay
Paraguay: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 69.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Immunization, measles second dose in Paraguay, 2005–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 69.0% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024.
That represents a change of up 21.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Paraguay peaked at 87.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2005.
That places Paraguay 138th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.0% | — |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +96.8% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +21.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 69.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 69.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.0%, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Paraguay 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 | +96.8% | 31.0% | 61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.4% | 31.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 72.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 53.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 339 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % 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 0.0491 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Paraguay?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Paraguay was 69.0% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Paraguay ranks 138th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.