Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Nauru
Nauru: Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated was 99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Nauru, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 99 for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Nauru peaked at 99 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 50, in 2005.
That places Nauru 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 95 | — |
| 2002 | 83 | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 72 | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 60 | -16.7% |
| 2005 | 50 | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 97 | +94.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 99 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 81 | -18.2% |
| 2013 | 88 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99 | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 92, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 99 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Nauru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +94.0% | 50 | 97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.7 | 0 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7 | 81 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6 | 97 | 99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 1 Bahrain 99 compare
- 1 Brunei 99 compare
- 1 Cuba 99 compare
- 1 Hungary 99 compare
- 1 Iran 99 compare
- 1 Maldives 99 compare
- 1 Niue 99 compare
- 1 North Korea 99 compare
- 1 Oman 99 compare
- 1 Qatar 99 compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99 compare
- 1 Tonga 99 compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0593 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1333 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Nauru?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Nauru was 99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 in 2005.
- How does Nauru rank for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated?
- Nauru ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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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