Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Brazil
Brazil: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 68.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Brazil, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 68.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Brazil peaked at 95.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2020.
That places Brazil 143rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.0% | — |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +34.0% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | +13.4% |
| 2019 | 54.0% | -28.9% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 49.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 53.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 44.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 143 Montenegro 68.0% compare
- 143 Myanmar 68.0% compare
- 146 Grenada 67.0% compare
- 146 Saint Lucia 67.0% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.095 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.03 % 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 0.0989 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Brazil?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Brazil was 68.0% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Brazil ranks 143rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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.