Share of children vaccinated against measles in Cuba
Cuba: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Cuba, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated against measles in Cuba is 99, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Cuba peaked at 99 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 48, in 1980.
Cuba ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Cuba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 48 | — |
| 1981 | 49 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 55 | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 94 | +70.9% |
| 1984 | 82 | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 80 | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 99 | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 89 | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 98 | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 96 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +0.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 99 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +70.9% | 55 | 94 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.9 | 48 | 99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.6 | 94 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.4 | 94 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.83 | 98 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 1 Andorra 99 compare
- 1 Bahrain 99 compare
- 1 Brunei 99 compare
- 1 Guyana 99 compare
- 1 Hungary 99 compare
- 1 Iran 99 compare
- 1 Kuwait 99 compare
- 1 Latvia 99 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99 compare
- 1 Maldives 99 compare
- 1 Niue 99 compare
- 1 North Korea 99 compare
- 1 Oman 99 compare
- 1 Qatar 99 compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99 compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 99 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99 compare
More health data for Cuba
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2059 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 67 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0225 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Cuba?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Cuba was 99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 48 in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Cuba ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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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