Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in South Africa
South Africa: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in South Africa, 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 South Africa stood at 82.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in South Africa peaked at 87.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2002.
South Africa ranks 98th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.0% | — |
| 2001 | 54.0% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 48.0% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.2% | 46.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 50.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 76.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More health data for South Africa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1386 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,152 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,333 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4769 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1293 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in South Africa?
- Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in South Africa was 82.0% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2002.
- How does South Africa rank for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- South Africa ranks 98th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.