Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Qatar
Qatar: 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 2002
All-time low
10.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Qatar, 1980–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Qatar is 99.0%, measured in 2024. 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 Qatar peaked at 99.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1981.
Qatar 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.0% | — |
| 1981 | 10.0% | -61.5% |
| 1982 | 22.0% | +120.0% |
| 1983 | 69.0% | +213.6% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 73.0% | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 52.5% | 10.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 79.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 90.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Qatar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 185.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0007 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Qatar?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Qatar 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1981.
- How does Qatar rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.