Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.0%
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
162nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
59.0%
in 2024
All-time low
35.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Ethiopia, 2019–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 59.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 68.6% over ten years.
That places Ethiopia 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35.0% | — |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.0% | 35.0% | 35.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 41.0% | 59.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1976 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Ethiopia?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Ethiopia was 59.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2019.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Ethiopia ranks 162nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.