Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Senegal
Senegal: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Senegal, 2014–2024
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 Senegal is 79.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 507.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Senegal peaked at 79.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2014.
That places Senegal 112th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.0% | — |
| 2015 | 54.0% | +315.4% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.3% | 13.0% | 63.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 63.0% | 79.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.37 % 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 0.1821 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9336 % 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 0.1953 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Senegal?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Senegal was 79.0% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2014.
- How does Senegal rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Senegal ranks 112th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 507.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.