Share of children vaccinated against measles in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 78 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Ecuador, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated against measles in Ecuador is 78, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Ecuador peaked at 99 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24, in 1980.
That places Ecuador 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24 | — |
| 1981 | 31 | +29.2% |
| 1982 | 45 | +45.2% |
| 1983 | 34 | -24.4% |
| 1984 | 54 | +58.8% |
| 1985 | 51 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 47 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 53 | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 57 | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 60 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 54 | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 69 | +27.8% |
| 1993 | 85 | +23.2% |
| 1994 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 79 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 89 | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 99 | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 85 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 86 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 81 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 65 | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 74 | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 81 | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 87 | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 78 | -10.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 78 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90, 87% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +58.8% | 34 | 54 |
| 1982 | +45.2% | 31 | 45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.6 | 24 | 57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.6 | 54 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8 | 93 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4 | 81 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.67 | 65 | 87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 354 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0378 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Ecuador?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Ecuador was 78 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Ecuador ranks 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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