Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iraq
Iraq: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iraq, 2001–2024
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 Iraq is 82.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iraq peaked at 97.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2004.
That places Iraq 98th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52.0% | — |
| 2002 | 48.0% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +41.5% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 57.0% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.1% | 41.0% | 87.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 57.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 82.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5794 % 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 0.1756 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.577 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1846 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iraq?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Iraq was 82.0% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Iraq ranks 98th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.