Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Ghana
Ghana: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Ghana, 2012–2024
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 Ghana stood at 79.0%.
The figure is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Ghana peaked at 84.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2012.
Ghana ranks 112th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 52.0% | — |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.0% | 52.0% | 83.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 79.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1749 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.7544 % 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 0.1794 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Ghana?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Ghana was 79.0% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Ghana ranks 112th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.