Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Liberia
Liberia: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
60.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 179 countries
All-time high
60.0%
in 2023
All-time low
13.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Liberia, 2019–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 60.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 361.5% over ten years.
Liberia ranks 156th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.0% | — |
| 2020 | 30.0% | +130.8% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +68.6% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 30.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9448 % 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 0.1929 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9526 % 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 0.1979 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Liberia?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Liberia was 60.0% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Liberia ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 361.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.