Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.0%
Change on year
down 36.6%
World rank
179th
of 179 countries
All-time high
41.0%
in 2023
All-time low
20.0%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea, 2019–2024
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 Papua New Guinea stood at 26.0%.
That represents a change of down 36.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Papua New Guinea ranks 179th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.0% | — |
| 2020 | 27.0% | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -25.9% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +64.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 20.0% | 41.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 5.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.005 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Papua New Guinea was 26.0% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 179th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.