Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 44.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan, 2004–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 44.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan peaked at 46.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2004.
That places Afghanistan 173rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.0% | — |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +350.0% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 4.0% | -77.8% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +475.0% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 29.0% | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 40.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | +13.5% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 2.0% | 24.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 29.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 37.0% | 44.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 171 Argentina 46.0% compare
- 171 Madagascar 46.0% compare
- 173 Mozambique 44.0% compare
- 175 Yemen 40.0% compare
- 176 Sudan 36.0% compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18,260 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Afghanistan was 44.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2004.
- How does Afghanistan rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Afghanistan ranks 173rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 children fully vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.