Immunization, measles second dose in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Immunization, measles second dose was 53.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Immunization, measles second dose in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 53.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 440.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 53.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2005.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Immunization, measles second dose in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | +94.3% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +44.6% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +52.9% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +68.7% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +30.6% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +28.8% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 42.1% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +9.7% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 2.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 38.1% | 53.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 3.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0125 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, male, per capita 0.0617 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0147 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, female, per capita 0.054 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 53.0% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 440.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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.