Share of children vaccinated against measles in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 93 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Eritrea, 1993–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated against measles in Eritrea is 93, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Eritrea peaked at 98 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 34, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 72nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 34 | — |
| 1994 | 51 | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 58 | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 66 | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 73 | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 79 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 88 | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 76 | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 84 | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 92 | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 96 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 94 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 90 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 97 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 93 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 93 is above the median for low income countries, which is 72, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 93 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.5, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +50.0% | 34 | 51 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.14 | 34 | 88 | 7 |
| 2000s | 89.6 | 76 | 96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.4 | 90 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93 | 93 | 93 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Eritrea?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Eritrea was 93 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Eritrea ranks 72nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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