Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated was 26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26
Change on year
down 36.6%
World rank
190th
of 194 countries
All-time high
41
in 2023
All-time low
20
in 2019
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 26 for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in 2024.
That represents a change of down 36.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Papua New Guinea peaked at 41 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2019.
That places Papua New Guinea 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 20 | — |
| 2020 | 27 | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 20 | -25.9% |
| 2022 | 25 | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 41 | +64.0% |
| 2024 | 26 | -36.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 26 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71, 37% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 26 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87, 30% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8 | 20 | 41 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 187 Somalia 32 compare
- 188 Angola 31 compare
- 188 Equatorial Guinea 31 compare
- 191 Benin 0
- 191 Central African Republic 0
- 191 Gabon 0
- 191 South Sudan 0
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Papua New Guinea was 26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 190th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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