Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Italy
Italy: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 84.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Italy, 2013–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 84.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Italy peaked at 89.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2016.
Italy ranks 93rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 84.0% | — |
| 2014 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.0% | 82.0% | 89.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 84.0% | 86.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More health data for Italy
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1206 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,408 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.05 % 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 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.02 % 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 0.0599 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Italy?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Italy was 84.0% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Italy ranks 93rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.