Share of children vaccinated against measles in Gambia
Gambia: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 78 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Gambia, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated against measles in Gambia stood at 78.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Gambia peaked at 97 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62, in 1986.
Gambia ranks 148th of 195 countries on this measure, 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 69 | — |
| 1981 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 79 | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 75 | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 62 | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 88 | +41.9% |
| 1988 | 80 | -9.1% |
| 1989 | 85 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 83 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 87 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 91 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 94 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 90 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 92 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 96 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 95 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 91 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 85 | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 82 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 79 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 74 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 80 | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 83 | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 78 | -6.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 78 is above the median for low income countries, which is 72, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 78 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.5, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +41.9% | 62 | 88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.9 | 62 | 88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.8 | 83 | 94 | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.6 | 88 | 96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93 | 85 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.33 | 74 | 83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Gambia?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Gambia was 78 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 1986.
- How does Gambia rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Gambia ranks 148th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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