Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1989
All-time low
29.0%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 99.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1980.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.0% | — |
| 1981 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 38.0% | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 44.0% | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 35.0% | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 58.0% | +65.7% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | +70.7% |
| 1990 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 83.0% | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 67.0% | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 50.0% | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 34.0% | -32.0% |
| 1998 | 49.0% | +44.1% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +23.8% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.4% | 29.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 34.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 78.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
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- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 166,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 159,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 168,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 160,530 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1980.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.