Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Estonia
Estonia: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 74.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Estonia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 74.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Estonia peaked at 98.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2024.
That places Estonia 130th 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 25 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.0% | — |
| 2001 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.5% | 84.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 74.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Estonia?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Estonia was 74.0% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Estonia ranks 130th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.