Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated was 51 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Venezuela, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Venezuela stood at 51.
That represents a change of up 30.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Venezuela peaked at 59 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2009.
Venezuela ranks 169th 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 Venezuela, 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 | 6 | — |
| 2010 | 31 | +416.7% |
| 2011 | 26 | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 33 | +26.9% |
| 2013 | 38 | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 50 | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 59 | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 39 | -33.9% |
| 2019 | 13 | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 28 | +115.4% |
| 2021 | 37 | +32.1% |
| 2022 | 30 | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 39 | +30.0% |
| 2024 | 51 | +30.8% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 51 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71, 72% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 51 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.5, 67% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +416.7% | 6 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4 | 13 | 59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 | 28 | 51 | 5 |
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More health data for Venezuela
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 888 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4153 % 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 0.0356 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4549 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Venezuela?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated in Venezuela was 51 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 59 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2009.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated?
- Venezuela ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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