Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Syria
Syria: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 75.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, measles second dose in Syria, 1999–2024
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 Syria is 75.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.2% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Syria peaked at 84.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2022.
That places Syria 126th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Syria, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 83.0% | — |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | -23.4% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +30.6% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +17.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 75.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.0%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Syria's 75.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92.0%, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +30.6% | 49.0% | 64.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 80.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 58.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 49.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Syria?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Syria was 75.0% 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2022.
- How does Syria rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Syria ranks 126th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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.