Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 87.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica stood at 87.0%.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica peaked at 95.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2021.
Costa Rica ranks 82nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 89.0% | — |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | -14.8% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.5% | 84.0% | 89.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 79.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 69.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 82 New Zealand 87.0% compare
- 82 Sao Tome and Principe 87.0% compare
- 82 Thailand 87.0% compare
More health data for Costa Rica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4617 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,632 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 35 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0107 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Costa Rica was 87.0% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2021.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Costa Rica ranks 82nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.