Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in North Korea
North Korea: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in North Korea, 2008–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in North Korea is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in North Korea peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2008.
That places North Korea 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75.0% | — |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for North Korea
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 166,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 159,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 168,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 160,530 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in North Korea?
- Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in North Korea was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2008.
- How does North Korea rank for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.