Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Malta
Malta: Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated was 86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Malta is 86, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Malta peaked at 99 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2003.
That places Malta 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 2 | — |
| 2004 | 31 | +1450.0% |
| 2005 | 60 | +93.5% |
| 2006 | 86 | +43.3% |
| 2007 | 77 | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 83 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 88 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 86 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 83 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 95 | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 84 | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 86 | +2.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 86 is below the median for high income countries, which is 92, 93% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 86 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 92, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Malta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1450.0% | 2 | 31 |
| 2005 | +93.5% | 31 | 60 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.4 | 0 | 86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3 | 83 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4 | 84 | 99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Malta?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Malta was 86 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated?
- Malta ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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