Share of children vaccinated against measles in Samoa
Samoa: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 76 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Samoa, 1982–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 76 for share of children vaccinated against measles in 2025.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Samoa peaked at 99 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2004.
Samoa ranks 152nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 59 | — |
| 1983 | 78 | +32.2% |
| 1984 | 83 | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 81 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 91 | +12.3% |
| 1987 | 78 | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 75 | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 82 | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 89 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 77 | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 90 | +16.9% |
| 1993 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 96 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 91 | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 99 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 62 | -37.4% |
| 2004 | 25 | -59.7% |
| 2005 | 57 | +128.0% |
| 2006 | 54 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 63 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 44 | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 56 | +24.4% |
| 2011 | 59 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 76 | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 92 | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 85 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 75 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 40 | -40.3% |
| 2019 | 96 | +140.0% |
| 2020 | 66 | -31.2% |
| 2021 | 62 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 82 | +32.3% |
| 2023 | 87 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 85 | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 76 | -10.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 76 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 76 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 84% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +140.0% | 40 | 96 |
| 2005 | +128.0% | 25 | 57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.38 | 59 | 91 | 8 |
| 1990s | 92.3 | 77 | 99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4 | 25 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1 | 40 | 96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.33 | 62 | 87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % 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 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % 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 0.0634 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Samoa?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Samoa was 76 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2004.
- How does Samoa rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Samoa ranks 152nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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