Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bahamas
Bahamas: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 60.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bahamas, 2004–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bahamas is 60.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 13.2% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bahamas peaked at 95.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2023.
Bahamas ranks 156th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 95.0% | — |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.2% | 76.0% | 95.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 69.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 53.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bahamas?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bahamas was 60.0% 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2023.
- How does Bahamas rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Bahamas ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.