Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Samoa
Samoa: Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated was 60 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Samoa, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 60 for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Samoa peaked at 84 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2006.
Samoa ranks 157th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 84 | — |
| 2003 | 65 | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 45 | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 26 | -42.2% |
| 2006 | 6 | -76.9% |
| 2007 | 36 | +500.0% |
| 2008 | 46 | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 14 | -69.6% |
| 2010 | 30 | +114.3% |
| 2011 | 50 | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 74 | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 68 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 55 | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 | -48.1% |
| 2019 | 59 | +110.7% |
| 2020 | 59 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 45 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 75 | +66.7% |
| 2024 | 60 | -20.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 60 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 60 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87, 69% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +500.0% | 6 | 36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2 | 0 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4 | 28 | 74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8 | 45 | 75 | 5 |
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 Samoa?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Samoa was 60 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2006.
- How does Samoa rank for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated?
- Samoa ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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