Immunization, measles second dose in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Immunization, measles second dose was 96.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Immunization, measles second dose in Saudi Arabia, 2001–2024
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 Saudi Arabia stood at 96.0%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2001.
That places Saudi Arabia 25th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Immunization, measles second dose in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 96.0% | — |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 483.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 829 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % 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 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Saudi Arabia was 96.0% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2001.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 25th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.