Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated was 67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 67 for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in 2024.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Saint Lucia peaked at 95 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22, in 2008.
Saint Lucia ranks 147th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89 | — |
| 2001 | 73 | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 71 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 69 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 56 | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 45 | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 33 | -26.7% |
| 2008 | 22 | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 63 | +186.4% |
| 2010 | 74 | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 72 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 80 | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 62 | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 79 | +27.4% |
| 2015 | 95 | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 88 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 73 | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 68 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 75 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 71 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 66 | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 63 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 83 | +31.7% |
| 2024 | 67 | -19.3% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 67 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.5, 88% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Saint Lucia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +186.4% | 22 | 63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8 | 22 | 89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6 | 62 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70 | 63 | 83 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Saint Lucia?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Saint Lucia was 67 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 95 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated?
- Saint Lucia ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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