Immunization, measles second dose in Romania
Romania: Immunization, measles second dose was 62.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, measles second dose in Romania, 1999–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, measles second dose in Romania stood at 62.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Romania peaked at 97.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2023.
That places Romania 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose in Romania, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 96.0% | — |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 94.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 75.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 62.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 150 Burkina Faso 65.0% compare
- 151 Cambodia 64.0% compare
- 153 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 61.0% compare
- 153 Marshall Islands 61.0% compare
- 155 Bahamas 60.0% compare
- 155 Ecuador 60.0% compare
- 155 Liberia 60.0% compare
- 155 Mali 60.0% compare
- 155 Micronesia, Federated States of 60.0% compare
- 155 Samoa 60.0% compare
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,419 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 113 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0262 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.5862 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Romania?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Romania was 62.0% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2023.
- How does Romania rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Romania ranks 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.