Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sri Lanka, 2001–2024
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 Sri Lanka is 98.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52.0% | — |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +76.9% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.8% | 52.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sri Lanka?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Sri Lanka was 98.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.