Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Samoa
Samoa: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella was 85.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Samoa, 2004–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 85.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Samoa peaked at 96.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2004.
Samoa ranks 126th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.0% | — |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +128.0% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 40.0% | -40.3% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +140.0% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -2.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 85.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.0%, 93% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 85.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.0%, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +140.0% | 40.0% | 96.0% |
| 2005 | +128.0% | 25.0% | 57.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.0% | 25.0% | 63.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 40.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 62.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 Samoa?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella in Samoa was 85.0% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella?
- Samoa ranks 126th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against rubella rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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Share of one-year-olds who have had one dose of rubella vaccine in a given year.