Immunization, measles second dose in Yemen
Yemen: Immunization, measles second dose was 40.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Yemen, 2005–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 40.0% for immunization, measles second dose in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Yemen peaked at 46.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2005.
That places Yemen 174th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.0% | — |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 35.0% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 40.0% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 21.0% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 37.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 36.0% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 172 Afghanistan 44.0% compare
- 172 Mozambique 44.0% compare
- 175 Sudan 36.0% compare
- 176 Nigeria 35.0% compare
- 177 Angola 31.0% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Yemen?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Yemen was 40.0% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2005.
- How does Yemen rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Yemen ranks 174th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.