Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bangladesh, 2012–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bangladesh stood at 93.0%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bangladesh peaked at 93.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2012.
Bangladesh ranks 45th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 41.0% | — |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.1% | 41.0% | 93.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 93.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More health data for Bangladesh
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,153 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,062 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0057 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bangladesh?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bangladesh was 93.0% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2012.
- How does Bangladesh rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Bangladesh ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.