Share of children vaccinated against measles in Somalia
Somalia: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 61 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Somalia, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated against measles in Somalia stood at 61.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Somalia peaked at 69 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1981.
Somalia ranks 180th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9 | — |
| 1981 | 3 | -66.7% |
| 1982 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 16 | +166.7% |
| 1985 | 35 | +118.8% |
| 1986 | 25 | -28.6% |
| 1987 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 1988 | 33 | +17.9% |
| 1989 | 30 | -9.1% |
| 1990 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 25 | -24.2% |
| 1998 | 32 | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 38 | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 24 | -36.8% |
| 2001 | 20 | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 45 | +125.0% |
| 2003 | 40 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35 | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 43 | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 46 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 50 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 69 | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 63 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 61 | -4.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 61 is below the median for low income countries, which is 72, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 61 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.5, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Somalia 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 | +166.7% | 6 | 16 |
| 2002 | +125.0% | 20 | 45 |
| 1985 | +118.8% | 16 | 35 |
| 1981 | -66.7% | 9 | 3 |
| 1983 | +50.0% | 4 | 6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.9 | 3 | 35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.2 | 25 | 38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.1 | 20 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.1 | 46 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.17 | 52 | 69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 177 Equatorial Guinea 62 compare
- 177 Guinea 62 compare
- 177 Haiti 62 compare
- 180 East Timor 61 compare
- 182 Cote d'Ivoire 58 compare
- 182 Laos 58 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Somalia?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Somalia was 61 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 69 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1981.
- How does Somalia rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Somalia ranks 180th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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