Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 86.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Eswatini, 2002–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Eswatini is 86.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Eswatini peaked at 96.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2012.
That places Eswatini 86th 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 23 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 96.0% | — |
| 2003 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | -35.8% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +71.2% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 52.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 69.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.065 % 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 0.1639 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Eswatini?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Eswatini was 86.0% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2012.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Eswatini ranks 86th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.