Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Dominica
Dominica: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 75.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Dominica, 2001–2024
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 Dominica stood at 75.0%.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Dominica peaked at 99.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 2001.
That places Dominica 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 62.0% | — |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +59.7% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.6% | 62.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 81.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 75.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Dominica?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Dominica was 75.0% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 2001.
- How does Dominica rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Dominica ranks 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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.