Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Maldives
Maldives: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Maldives, 2007–2024
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 Maldives is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Maldives peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2007.
Maldives ranks 1st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 56.0% | — |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.0% | 56.0% | 96.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 1 Bahrain 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 99.0% compare
- 1 Niue 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.95 % 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 0.1007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Maldives?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Maldives was 99.0% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2007.
- How does Maldives rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Maldives ranks 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.