Immunization, measles second dose in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Immunization, measles second dose was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Sri Lanka, 2001–2024
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 Sri Lanka is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52.0% | — |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +76.9% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.8% | 52.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Sri Lanka?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Sri Lanka was 98.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.