Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone, 2015–2024
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 Sierra Leone stood at 73.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone peaked at 73.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2016.
That places Sierra Leone 133rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 60.0% | — |
| 2016 | 50.0% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60.2% | 50.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 67.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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- 135 Timor-Leste 72.0% compare
- 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71.0% compare
- 136 Greece 71.0% compare
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8723 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8951 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1897 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sierra Leone was 73.0% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2016.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Sierra Leone ranks 133rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.