Share of children vaccinated against measles in Zambia
Zambia: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 92 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Zambia, 1983–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children vaccinated against measles in Zambia is 92, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Zambia peaked at 97 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 56, in 1983.
That places Zambia 82nd 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 43 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 56 | — |
| 1984 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 80 | +37.9% |
| 1988 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 90 | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 80 | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 85 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 91 | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 96 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 86 | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 87 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 90 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 96 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 83 | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 80 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 85 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 90 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 97 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 96 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 90 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 88 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 86 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 91 | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 92 | +1.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 92 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 92 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +37.9% | 58 | 80 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67 | 56 | 80 | 7 |
| 1990s | 87.1 | 80 | 96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2 | 84 | 93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6 | 80 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5 | 86 | 96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 0.0744 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated against measles in Zambia?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Zambia was 92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 in 1983.
- How does Zambia rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Zambia ranks 82nd out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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