Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.0%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2013
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 99.0% for measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (mcv2) immunization coverage in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (mcv2) immunization coverage in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | — |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.4% | 0.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 99.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 9.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0138 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 7.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0168 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (mcv2) immunization coverage in Saudi Arabia?
- Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (mcv2) immunization coverage in Saudi Arabia was 99.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (mcv2) immunization coverage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (mcv2) immunization coverage recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (mcv2) immunization coverage?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (mcv2) immunization coverage rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage by the locally recommended age (%) (WUENIC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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