Share of children vaccinated against measles in North Korea
North Korea: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in North Korea, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated against measles in North Korea stood at 99. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in North Korea peaked at 99 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 29, in 1980.
North Korea ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29 | — |
| 1981 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 38 | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 44 | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 35 | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 58 | +65.7% |
| 1989 | 99 | +70.7% |
| 1990 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 83 | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 67 | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 50 | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 34 | -32.0% |
| 1998 | 49 | +44.1% |
| 1999 | 63 | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 78 | +23.8% |
| 2001 | 92 | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 98 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 99 is above the median for low income countries, which is 72, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 99 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +70.7% | 58 | 99 |
| 1988 | +65.7% | 35 | 58 |
| 1998 | +44.1% | 34 | 49 |
| 1997 | -32.0% | 50 | 34 |
| 1999 | +28.6% | 49 | 63 |
| 1996 | -25.4% | 67 | 50 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.4 | 29 | 99 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74 | 34 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5 | 78 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8 | 98 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 1 Andorra 99 compare
- 1 Bahrain 99 compare
- 1 Brunei 99 compare
- 1 Cuba 99 compare
- 1 Guyana 99 compare
- 1 Hungary 99 compare
- 1 Iran 99 compare
- 1 Kuwait 99 compare
- 1 Latvia 99 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99 compare
- 1 Maldives 99 compare
- 1 Niue 99 compare
- 1 Oman 99 compare
- 1 Qatar 99 compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99 compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 99 compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99 compare
More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- 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)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.073 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in North Korea?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in North Korea was 99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 in 1980.
- How does North Korea rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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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