Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
up 20.7%
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2024
All-time low
19.0%
in 1983
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cyprus, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 99.0% for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cyprus peaked at 99.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1983.
That places Cyprus 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.0% | — |
| 1981 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | -25.0% |
| 1983 | 19.0% | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 25.0% | +31.6% |
| 1985 | 43.0% | +72.0% |
| 1986 | 60.0% | +39.5% |
| 1987 | 91.0% | +51.7% |
| 1988 | 74.0% | -18.7% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6% | 19.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 77.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 86.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 86.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 82.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 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 Cyprus
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,325 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0211 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0141 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cyprus?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Cyprus 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1983.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Cyprus ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.