Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Barbados
Barbados: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Barbados, 2001–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 76.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024.
The figure is down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Barbados peaked at 99.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2001.
Barbados ranks 124th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.0% | — |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +241.7% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +73.2% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +39.4% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.3% | 12.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 74.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 70.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0839 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9978 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0867 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Barbados?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Barbados was 76.0% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2001.
- How does Barbados rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Barbados ranks 124th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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.