Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cuba
Cuba: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1987
All-time low
48.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cuba, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cuba is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cuba peaked at 99.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1980.
Cuba ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 48.0% | — |
| 1981 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 55.0% | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 94.0% | +70.9% |
| 1984 | 82.0% | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 99.0% | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 89.0% | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 98.0% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.9% | 48.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.6% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,696 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 67 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cuba?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cuba was 99.0% 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 Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1980.
- How does Cuba rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Cuba ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds 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 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.