Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Samoa
Samoa: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Samoa, 2002–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 60.0% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Samoa peaked at 84.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2006.
That places Samoa 155th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 84.0% | — |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | -42.2% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -76.9% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +500.0% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -69.6% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +114.3% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -48.1% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +110.7% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +66.7% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | -20.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 60.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 71% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 60.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.0%, 69% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +500.0% | 6.0% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 6.0% | 84.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 28.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 45.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Samoa?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Samoa was 60.0% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2006.
- How does Samoa rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Samoa ranks 155th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.