Share of children vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 45 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea, 1983–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 45 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea peaked at 82 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1983.
That places Papua New Guinea 192nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | — |
| 1984 | 26 | +2500.0% |
| 1985 | 33 | +26.9% |
| 1986 | 39 | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 46 | +24.3% |
| 1989 | 52 | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 67 | +28.8% |
| 1991 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 28 | -60.0% |
| 1994 | 36 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | 42 | +16.7% |
| 1996 | 24 | -42.9% |
| 1997 | 50 | +108.3% |
| 1998 | 63 | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 67 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 65 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 73 | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 77 | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 82 | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72 | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 66 | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 66 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 71 | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 65 | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 57 | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 46 | -19.3% |
| 2017 | 41 | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 37 | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 44 | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 35 | -20.5% |
| 2022 | 41 | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 52 | +26.8% |
| 2024 | 44 | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 45 | +2.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 45 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 45 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 50% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +2500.0% | 1 | 26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.43 | 1 | 52 | 7 |
| 1990s | 51.6 | 24 | 70 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.8 | 65 | 82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.5 | 37 | 72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5 | 35 | 52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 189 Benin 49 compare
- 189 Madagascar 49 compare
- 191 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46 compare
- 193 Central African Republic 44 compare
- 194 Yemen 41 compare
- 195 Montenegro 13 compare
More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.27 % 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 0.0555 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2621 % 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 0.0594 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea was 45 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1983.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 192nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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