Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles was 90.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone, 1999–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone stood at 90.0%.
That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone peaked at 93.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 94th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.0% | — |
| 2000 | 37.0% | -40.3% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +35.1% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +24.0% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 73.0% | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.7% | 37.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 78.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.8934 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.3437 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone?
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone was 90.0% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles?
- Sierra Leone ranks 94th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.