Share of children vaccinated against measles in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 84 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Tanzania, 1980–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated against measles in Tanzania is 84, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Tanzania peaked at 99 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 46, in 1980.
That places Tanzania 128th out of 195 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 46 | — |
| 1981 | 51 | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 60 | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 55 | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 66 | +20.0% |
| 1986 | 97 | +47.0% |
| 1987 | 78 | -19.6% |
| 1988 | 83 | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 79 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 77 | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 73 | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 78 | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 86 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 97 | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 94 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 91 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 93 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 91 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 92 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 97 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 97 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 83 | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 90 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 80 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 84 | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 84 | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 84 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 84 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +47.0% | 66 | 97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.5 | 46 | 97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.9 | 72 | 81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7 | 78 | 97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3 | 83 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.83 | 80 | 87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 0.0805 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Tanzania?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Tanzania was 84 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 in 1980.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Tanzania ranks 128th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).