Rubella vaccination coverage in Syria
Syria: Rubella vaccination coverage was 69 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rubella vaccination coverage in Syria, 1999–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Syria recorded 69 for rubella vaccination coverage in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rubella vaccination coverage in Syria peaked at 86 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2022.
Syria ranks 158th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Rubella vaccination coverage in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 86 | — |
| 2000 | 84 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 80 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 84 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 72 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 69 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 65 | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 64 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 73 | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 74 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 70 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52 | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 74 | +42.3% |
| 2024 | 81 | +9.5% |
| 2025 | 69 | -14.8% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 69 is below the median for low income countries, which is 88, 78% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Syria's 69 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 97.5, 71% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rubella vaccination coverage in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +42.3% | 52 | 74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86 | 86 | 86 | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.9 | 80 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.3 | 64 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.33 | 52 | 81 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8632 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0503 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0528 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rubella vaccination coverage in Syria?
- Rubella vaccination coverage in Syria was 69 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rubella vaccination coverage recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 1999.
- What is the lowest rubella vaccination coverage recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2022.
- How does Syria rank for rubella vaccination coverage?
- Syria ranks 158th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rubella vaccination coverage rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Rubella vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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