Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in China
China: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in China, 2005–2024
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 China is 95.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in China peaked at 99.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2005.
China ranks 34th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 84.0% | — |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.6% | 84.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -3.74 % 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 0.072 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -4.07 % 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 0.0821 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in China?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in China was 95.0% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2005.
- How does China rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- China ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.