Immunization measles vs vaccine safety in North Korea
North Korea: Immunization measles vs vaccine safety was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 184 countries
All-time high
99
in 2018
All-time low
75
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Immunization measles vs vaccine safety in North Korea, 2008–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization measles vs vaccine safety in North Korea is 99, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization measles vs vaccine safety in North Korea peaked at 99 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2008.
That places North Korea 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Immunization measles vs vaccine safety in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 75 | — |
| 2009 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 98 | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 99 is above the median for low income countries, which is 65, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 99 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75 | 75 | 75 | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.8 | 76 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 1 Bahrain 99 compare
- 1 Bhutan 99 compare
- 1 Brunei 99 compare
- 1 Cuba 99 compare
- 1 Hungary 99 compare
- 1 Maldives 99 compare
- 1 Niue 99 compare
- 1 Oman 99 compare
- 1 Palestine 99 compare
- 1 Qatar 99 compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99 compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 99 compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99 compare
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.015 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization measles vs vaccine safety in North Korea?
- Immunization measles vs vaccine safety in North Korea was 99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest immunization measles vs vaccine safety recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization measles vs vaccine safety recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2008.
- How does North Korea rank for immunization measles vs vaccine safety?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is immunization measles vs vaccine safety rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Immunization measles vs vaccine safety. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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