Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Barbados
Barbados: Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated was 76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Barbados stood at 76.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Barbados peaked at 99 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2001.
Barbados ranks 124th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 12 | — |
| 2002 | 41 | +241.7% |
| 2003 | 71 | +73.2% |
| 2004 | 99 | +39.4% |
| 2005 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 90 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 77 | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 74 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 77 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 70 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 73 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 76 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 76 | +0.0% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 76 is below the median for high income countries, which is 92, 83% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 76 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.5, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +241.7% | 12 | 41 |
| 2003 | +73.2% | 41 | 71 |
| 2004 | +39.4% | 71 | 99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.5 | 0 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4 | 74 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6 | 70 | 78 | 5 |
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More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5046 % 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 0.0272 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5262 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Barbados?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Barbados was 76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated?
- Barbados ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated against dpt3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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