Immunization, measles second dose in Zambia
Zambia: Immunization, measles second dose was 77.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, measles second dose in Zambia, 2014–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of children by the nationally recommended age.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, measles second dose in Zambia stood at 77.0%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 133.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, measles second dose in Zambia peaked at 77.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2014.
That places Zambia 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Immunization, measles second dose in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of children by the nationally recommended age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.0% | — |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +42.4% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.0% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.3% | 33.0% | 70.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 69.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, measles second dose in Zambia?
- Immunization, measles second dose in Zambia was 77.0% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, measles second dose recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for immunization, measles second dose?
- Zambia ranks 119th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, measles second dose rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.