Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Palau
Palau: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella was 96.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Palau, 1995–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palau recorded 96.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in 2024.
The figure is up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Palau peaked at 99.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2010.
That places Palau 47th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 99.0% | — |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -10.8% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -48.0% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +117.9% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 96.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Palau's 96.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Palau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +117.9% | 39.0% | 85.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 74.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 75.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 39.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 47 Armenia 96.0% compare
- 47 Bangladesh 96.0% compare
- 47 Belgium 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 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 Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,529 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 117 (2025)
- Population, male 9,506 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 112 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 101 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 106 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Palau?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Palau 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2010.
- How does Palau rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella?
- Palau ranks 47th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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.