Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Vietnam, 2007–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Vietnam recorded 95.0% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Vietnam peaked at 98.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2007.
That places Vietnam 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 18.0% | — |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +438.9% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 95.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, measles second dose (% of children by the nationally) in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +438.9% | 18.0% | 97.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3% | 18.0% | 97.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 83.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 81.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Vietnam?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Vietnam was 95.0% 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2007.
- How does Vietnam rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Vietnam ranks 33rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.