Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
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 Saint Lucia is 67.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Saint Lucia peaked at 95.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2008.
Saint Lucia ranks 145th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.0% | — |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | -26.7% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +186.4% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +27.4% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +31.7% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | -19.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 67.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 79% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 67.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.0%, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +186.4% | 22.0% | 63.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 22.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 62.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 63.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Saint Lucia?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Saint Lucia was 67.0% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Saint Lucia ranks 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.