Share of children vaccinated against measles in Ghana
Ghana: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 93 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Ghana, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 93 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Ghana peaked at 95 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1984.
That places Ghana 72nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16 | — |
| 1981 | 23 | +43.8% |
| 1982 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 16 | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 10 | -37.5% |
| 1985 | 21 | +110.0% |
| 1986 | 31 | +47.6% |
| 1987 | 51 | +64.5% |
| 1988 | 59 | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 65 | +10.2% |
| 1990 | 61 | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 63 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 68 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 70 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 81 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 90 | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 78 | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 83 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 95 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 86 | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 93 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95 | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 94 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 88 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 95 | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 93 | -2.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 93 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana'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 Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +110.0% | 10 | 21 |
| 1987 | +64.5% | 31 | 51 |
| 1986 | +47.6% | 21 | 31 |
| 1981 | +43.8% | 16 | 23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.3 | 10 | 65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.5 | 61 | 81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.1 | 78 | 95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1 | 89 | 95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.17 | 88 | 95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 0.0619 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Ghana?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Ghana was 93 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 95 in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1984.
- How does Ghana rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Ghana ranks 72nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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