Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Libya
Libya: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Libya, 2001–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Libya recorded 80.0% for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in 2024.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Libya peaked at 97.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2018.
Libya ranks 109th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 81.0% | 97.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 72.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 72.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 106 Georgia 81.0% compare
- 106 Netherlands 81.0% compare
- 106 San Marino 81.0% compare
- 109 Burundi 80.0% compare
- 109 Monaco 80.0% compare
- 112 Canada 79.0% compare
- 112 Cook Islands 79.0% compare
- 112 Ghana 79.0% compare
- 112 North Macedonia 79.0% compare
- 112 Senegal 79.0% compare
More health data for Libya
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 58,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 60,168 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 57,347 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 58,836 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Libya?
- Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Libya was 80.0% 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Libya ranks 109th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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.