Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Barbados

Barbados: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella was 88.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
88.0%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
114th
of 173 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1996
All-time low
53.0%
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024

Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Barbados, 1982–2024

0204060801001982200320241982: 53 %1983: 55 %1984: 84 %1985: 88 %1986: 84 %1987: 85 %1988: 84 %1989: 85 %1990: 87 %1991: 92 %1992: 90 %1993: 92 %1994: 97 %1995: 92 %1996: 99 %1997: 92 %1998: 97 %1999: 86 %2000: 94 %2001: 93 %2002: 91 %2003: 90 %2004: 98 %2005: 93 %2006: 92 %2007: 75 %2008: 94 %2009: 94 %2010: 85 %2011: 93 %2012: 90 %2013: 87 %2014: 95 %2015: 96 %2016: 92 %2017: 92 %2018: 85 %2019: 92 %2020: 89 %2021: 77 %2022: 85 %2023: 89 %2024: 88 %

Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 88.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Barbados peaked at 99.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 1982.

Barbados ranks 114th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 77.2% 53.0% 88.0% 8
1990s 92.4% 86.0% 99.0% 10
2000s 91.4% 75.0% 98.0% 10
2010s 90.7% 85.0% 96.0% 10
2020s 85.6% 77.0% 89.0% 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 114 Burkina Faso 88.0% compare
  2. 114 Kenya 88.0% compare
  3. 114 Marshall Islands 88.0% compare
  4. 114 Monaco 88.0% compare
  5. 114 Zambia 88.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Barbados?
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Barbados was 88.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1996.
What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 1982.
How does Barbados rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella?
Barbados ranks 114th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados 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 Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella
Unit
%
Source
WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
173 places, 4,401 data points, 1980–2024
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