Share of children vaccinated against measles in Burundi
Burundi: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 86 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Burundi, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 86 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Burundi peaked at 98 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27, in 1984.
That places Burundi 121st out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 28 | — |
| 1982 | 40 | +42.9% |
| 1983 | 54 | +35.0% |
| 1984 | 27 | -50.0% |
| 1985 | 32 | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 59 | +84.4% |
| 1987 | 54 | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 46 | -14.8% |
| 1989 | 73 | +58.7% |
| 1990 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 69 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 42 | -39.1% |
| 1995 | 80 | +90.5% |
| 1996 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 68 | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 70 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 87 | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 92 | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 88 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 91 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 92 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 86 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 86 | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 86 is above the median for low income countries, which is 72, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 86 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +90.5% | 42 | 80 |
| 1986 | +84.4% | 32 | 59 |
| 1989 | +58.7% | 46 | 73 |
| 1984 | -50.0% | 54 | 27 |
| 1982 | +42.9% | 28 | 40 |
| 1994 | -39.1% | 69 | 42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.89 | 27 | 73 | 9 |
| 1990s | 70.2 | 42 | 80 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.6 | 72 | 92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.6 | 88 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.83 | 86 | 90 | 6 |
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More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,143 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0772 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Burundi?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Burundi was 86 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 1984.
- How does Burundi rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Burundi ranks 121st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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