Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 51.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Venezuela, 2009–2024
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 Venezuela is 51.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Venezuela peaked at 59.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2009.
That places Venezuela 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6.0% | — |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +416.7% |
| 2011 | 26.0% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -33.9% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +115.4% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | +32.1% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +30.0% |
| 2024 | 51.0% | +30.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 51.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 76.0%, 67% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 51.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.0%, 66% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +416.7% | 6.0% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 13.0% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 28.0% | 51.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More health data for Venezuela
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Venezuela?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Venezuela was 51.0% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2009.
- How does Venezuela rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Venezuela ranks 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.