Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Sierra Leone, 2015–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, measles second dose in Sierra Leone is 73.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Sierra Leone peaked at 73.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2016.
That places Sierra Leone 132nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 60.0% | — |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 73.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.0%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 73.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.0%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.2% | 50.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 67.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Sierra Leone?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Sierra Leone was 73.0% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Sierra Leone ranks 132nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.