Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 68.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 68.0%.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Myanmar peaked at 90.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2021.
That places Myanmar 143rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57.0% | — |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | -53.3% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +52.4% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.0% | 57.0% | 65.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 75.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 42.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 143 Brazil 68.0% compare
- 143 Montenegro 68.0% compare
- 146 Grenada 67.0% compare
- 146 Saint Lucia 67.0% compare
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2798 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1236 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Myanmar?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Myanmar was 68.0% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2021.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Myanmar ranks 143rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.