Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Colombia
Colombia: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Colombia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 86.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Colombia peaked at 93.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2003.
That places Colombia 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.0% | — |
| 2001 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 70.0% | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 72.0% | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 70.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.9% | 72.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 84.0% | 88.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.359 % 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 0.0979 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Colombia?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Colombia was 86.0% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2003.
- How does Colombia rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Colombia ranks 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.