Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Kiribati
Kiribati: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Kiribati, 2004–2024
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 Kiribati is 79.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Kiribati peaked at 94.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2004.
That places Kiribati 147th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 56.0% | — |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +51.8% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -28.2% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +52.5% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -12.8% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 79.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 79.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.0%, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +52.5% | 61.0% | 93.0% |
| 2005 | +51.8% | 56.0% | 85.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.8% | 56.0% | 93.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 79.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Kiribati?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Kiribati was 79.0% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2004.
- How does Kiribati rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella?
- Kiribati ranks 147th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.