Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles was 118,849 one-year-olds in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
118,849 one-year-olds
Change on year
down 18.4%
World rank
35th
of 194 countries
All-time high
159,508 one-year-olds
in 2021
All-time low
35,082 one-year-olds
in 2005
Years of data
41
1983–2023
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea, 1983–2023
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in one-year-olds.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 118,849 one-year-olds for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in 2023.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea peaked at 159,508 one-year-olds in 2021 and was at its lowest, 35,082 one-year-olds, in 2005.
Papua New Guinea ranks 35th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | one-year-olds | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 109,831 one-year-olds | — |
| 1984 | 83,920 one-year-olds | -23.6% |
| 1985 | 77,774 one-year-olds | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 72,366 one-year-olds | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 76,338 one-year-olds | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 66,738 one-year-olds | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 60,559 one-year-olds | -9.3% |
| 1990 | 42,671 one-year-olds | -29.5% |
| 1991 | 40,848 one-year-olds | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 40,095 one-year-olds | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 98,533 one-year-olds | +145.8% |
| 1994 | 90,368 one-year-olds | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 84,457 one-year-olds | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 113,829 one-year-olds | +34.8% |
| 1997 | 77,262 one-year-olds | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 59,157 one-year-olds | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 54,583 one-year-olds | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 53,057 one-year-olds | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 61,606 one-year-olds | +16.1% |
| 2002 | 48,734 one-year-olds | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 42,688 one-year-olds | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 43,834 one-year-olds | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 35,082 one-year-olds | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 35,811 one-year-olds | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 56,845 one-year-olds | +58.7% |
| 2008 | 70,350 one-year-olds | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 73,862 one-year-olds | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 79,547 one-year-olds | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 74,567 one-year-olds | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 64,866 one-year-olds | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 63,548 one-year-olds | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 80,490 one-year-olds | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 100,169 one-year-olds | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 127,117 one-year-olds | +26.9% |
| 2017 | 140,061 one-year-olds | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 150,705 one-year-olds | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 151,995 one-year-olds | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 136,342 one-year-olds | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 159,508 one-year-olds | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 145,649 one-year-olds | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 118,849 one-year-olds | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78,218 one-year-olds | 60,559 one-year-olds | 109,831 one-year-olds | 7 |
| 1990s | 70,180 one-year-olds | 40,095 one-year-olds | 113,829 one-year-olds | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,187 one-year-olds | 35,082 one-year-olds | 73,862 one-year-olds | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,306 one-year-olds | 63,548 one-year-olds | 151,995 one-year-olds | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,087 one-year-olds | 118,849 one-year-olds | 159,508 one-year-olds | 4 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1596 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea was 118,849 one-year-olds in 2023, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 159,508 one-year-olds in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,082 one-year-olds in 2005.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 35th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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 Number of one-year-olds who are not vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of one-year-olds who have not had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.