Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Belgium
Belgium: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Belgium, 1985–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Belgium is 96.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Belgium peaked at 96.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1987.
That places Belgium 47th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.4% | 50.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 67.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 82.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 47 Armenia 96.0% compare
- 47 Bangladesh 96.0% compare
- 47 El Salvador 96.0% compare
- 47 Germany 96.0% compare
- 47 Kyrgyzstan 96.0% compare
- 47 Malaysia 96.0% compare
- 47 Mongolia 96.0% compare
- 47 Norway 96.0% compare
- 47 Palau 96.0% compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 96.0% compare
- 47 Switzerland 96.0% compare
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 96.0% compare
- 47 Tunisia 96.0% compare
More health data for Belgium
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Belgium?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Belgium was 96.0% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1987.
- How does Belgium rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella?
- Belgium ranks 47th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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
Share of one-year-olds who have had one dose of rubella vaccine in a given year.