Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Panama
Panama: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 82.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Panama, 2000–2024
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 Panama is 82.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Panama peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2013.
That places Panama 98th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Panama, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +32.4% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -23.7% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.5% | 76.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 68.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 74.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Panama
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Panama?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Panama was 82.0% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2013.
- How does Panama rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Panama ranks 98th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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.