Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated was 98 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Sri Lanka is 98, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Sri Lanka peaked at 99 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2001.
Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 52 | — |
| 2002 | 92 | +76.9% |
| 2003 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 99 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | -1.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 98 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 98 is above the median for South Asia, which is 94.5, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Sri Lanka 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 | +76.9% | 52 | 92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.7 | 0 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6 | 96 | 99 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Sri Lanka?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Sri Lanka was 98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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