Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Belgium
Belgium: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 194 countries
All-time high
96.0%
in 2012
All-time low
50.0%
in 1981
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Belgium, 1981–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 96.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Belgium peaked at 96.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1981.
Belgium ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 50.0% | — |
| 1982 | 58.0% | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 66.0% | +13.8% |
| 1984 | 74.0% | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 82.0% | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 90.0% | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 50.0% | -44.4% |
| 1988 | 75.0% | +50.0% |
| 1989 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 85.0% | +13.3% |
| 1991 | 67.0% | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 87.0% | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | -19.5% |
| 1994 | 78.0% | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 85.0% | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.9% | 50.0% | 90.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 67.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.0% | 82.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 48 Armenia 96.0% compare
- 48 Bangladesh 96.0% compare
- 48 El Salvador 96.0% compare
- 48 Germany 96.0% compare
- 48 Kyrgyzstan 96.0% compare
- 48 Malaysia 96.0% compare
- 48 Mongolia 96.0% compare
- 48 Norway 96.0% compare
- 48 Palau 96.0% compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 96.0% compare
- 48 Switzerland 96.0% compare
- 48 Trinidad and Tobago 96.0% compare
- 48 Tunisia 96.0% compare
More health data for Belgium
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2923 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,160 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 59 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0192 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Belgium?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Belgium was 96.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1981.
- How does Belgium rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Belgium ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.