Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Japan
Japan: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Japan, 2008–2024
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 Japan stood at 96.0%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Japan peaked at 97.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2008.
That places Japan 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 78.0% | — |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 78.0% | 92.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 92.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,294 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 178 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.14 % 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 0.0547 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0576 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Japan?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Japan was 96.0% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Japan ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.