Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bhutan, 2008–2024
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 Bhutan stood at 96.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bhutan peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2008.
That places Bhutan 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 72.0% | — |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.5% | 72.0% | 79.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 85.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 91.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bhutan?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Bhutan was 96.0% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Bhutan ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.