Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Paraguay
Paraguay: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 69.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Paraguay, 2005–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Paraguay recorded 69.0% for share of children fully vaccinated against measles in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Paraguay peaked at 87.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2005.
That places Paraguay 139th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.0% | — |
| 2006 | 61.0% | +96.8% |
| 2007 | 74.0% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | +21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.4% | 31.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 72.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 53.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.4361 % 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 0.1386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4512 % 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 0.1451 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Paraguay?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Paraguay was 69.0% 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Paraguay ranks 139th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.