Share of children vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 56 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 56 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan peaked at 66 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1982.
Afghanistan ranks 184th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | -27.3% |
| 1983 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 14 | +55.6% |
| 1985 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 31 | +121.4% |
| 1988 | 34 | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 22 | -35.3% |
| 1990 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 22 | +15.8% |
| 1993 | 25 | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 40 | +60.0% |
| 1995 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 38 | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 31 | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 27 | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 37 | +37.0% |
| 2002 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 39 | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 48 | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 53 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 59 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 62 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 59 | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 60 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 62 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 57 | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51 | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 58 | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 57 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 56 | -5.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 56 is below the median for low income countries, which is 72, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 56 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96, 58% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +121.4% | 14 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.44 | 8 | 34 | 9 |
| 1990s | 30.9 | 19 | 42 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.3 | 27 | 60 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.5 | 57 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.33 | 51 | 59 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 182 Cote d'Ivoire 58 compare
- 182 Laos 58 compare
- 184 Gabon 56 compare
- 184 Nigeria 56 compare
- 187 Democratic Republic of Congo 55 compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan was 56 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1982.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Afghanistan ranks 184th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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