Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Cuba
Cuba: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 173 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1987
All-time low
80.0%
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Cuba, 1986–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 99.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Cuba peaked at 99.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1986.
That places Cuba 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 80.0% | — |
| 1987 | 99.0% | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 89.0% | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 98.0% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.0%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.5% | 80.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 97.6% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Cuba?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Cuba was 99.0% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1986.
- How does Cuba rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella?
- Cuba ranks 1st out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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.