Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Sao Tome and Principe, 2014–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 87.0% for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 87.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2021.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 71.0% | — |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.0% | 71.0% | 81.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 69.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 82 Costa Rica 87.0% compare
- 82 New Zealand 87.0% compare
- 82 Thailand 87.0% compare
More health data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -6.25 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 793.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 15 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.7042 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Sao Tome and Principe was 87.0% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2021.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.