Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 90.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in El Salvador, 2003–2024
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 El Salvador stood at 90.0%.
The figure is up 26.8% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in El Salvador peaked at 95.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 70th 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 22 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 77.0% | — |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +26.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6% | 77.0% | 89.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 76.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 66.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in El Salvador?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in El Salvador was 90.0% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- El Salvador ranks 70th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.