Share of children vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 86 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia, 1982–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia stood at 86.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia peaked at 99 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36, in 1983.
Saint Lucia ranks 121st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 43 | — |
| 1983 | 36 | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 60 | +66.7% |
| 1985 | 68 | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 91 | +33.8% |
| 1987 | 81 | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 91 | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 82 | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 97 | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 75 | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 94 | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 92 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 90 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 88 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 98 | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 90 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 95 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 91 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 99 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 87 | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 96 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 89 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 77 | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 81 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 85 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 86 | +3.6% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 86 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 86 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90, 96% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia 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 | +66.7% | 36 | 60 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.12 | 36 | 91 | 8 |
| 1990s | 90.9 | 75 | 97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 94 | 88 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.8 | 86 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5 | 77 | 89 | 6 |
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More health data for Saint Lucia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9421 % 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 0.0274 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9555 % 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 0.0282 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia was 86 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 in 1983.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Saint Lucia ranks 121st out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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