Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Egypt
Egypt: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 96.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Egypt, 2000–2024
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 Egypt stood at 96.0%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Egypt peaked at 99.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 2012.
That places Egypt 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 92.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1742 % 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 0.154 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.1792 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1616 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Egypt?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Egypt was 96.0% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 2012.
- How does Egypt rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Egypt ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Egypt 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.