Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 61.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Marshall Islands peaked at 92.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 154th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +1066.7% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +51.7% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | -16.5% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | -21.6% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.1% | 6.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 49.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 54.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Marshall Islands?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Marshall Islands was 61.0% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Marshall Islands ranks 154th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.