Share of children vaccinated against measles in Latvia
Latvia: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 99 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
1st
of 195 countries
All-time high
99
in 2019
All-time low
80
in 1993
Years of data
34
1992–2025
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Latvia, 1992–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 99 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Latvia peaked at 99 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80, in 1993.
Latvia ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 95 | — |
| 1993 | 80 | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 96 | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 92 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 95 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 90 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 96 | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 99 | +1.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 99 is above the median for high income countries, which is 94, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 99 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 93, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5 | 80 | 97 | 8 |
| 2000s | 96.8 | 92 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95 | 90 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 | 96 | 99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 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 Luxembourg 99 compare
- 1 Maldives 99 compare
- 1 Niue 99 compare
- 1 North Korea 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 Latvia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.17 % 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 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % 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 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Latvia?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Latvia was 99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 1993.
- How does Latvia rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Latvia ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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