Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 78.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Dominican Republic, 2018–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 78.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 151.6% over ten years.
Dominican Republic ranks 117th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 31.0% | — |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +93.5% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 70.0% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.5% | 31.0% | 60.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 55.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6.32 % 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 0.0077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.44 % 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 0.0058 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Dominican Republic?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Dominican Republic was 78.0% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2018.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Dominican Republic ranks 117th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.