Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Lithuania
Lithuania: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe was 85.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Lithuania stood at 85.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Lithuania peaked at 97.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 90th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 85.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.0%, 92% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 85.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.0%, 92% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.9% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 92.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 85.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Lithuania?
- Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Lithuania was 85.0% 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Lithuania ranks 90th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.