Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia, 2000–2024
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 Saint Lucia is 67.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia peaked at 95.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2008.
That places Saint Lucia 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.0% | — |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -19.6% |
| 2007 | 33.0% | -26.7% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +186.4% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +27.4% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 63.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +31.7% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | -19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8% | 22.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 62.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 63.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 143 Brazil 68.0% compare
- 143 Montenegro 68.0% compare
- 143 Myanmar 68.0% compare
- 146 Grenada 67.0% compare
- 148 Lao People's Democratic Republic 66.0% compare
- 148 Namibia 66.0% compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 66.0% compare
More health data for Saint Lucia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,807 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.38 % 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 0.0851 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.51 % 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 0.0874 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Saint Lucia was 67.0% 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2008.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Saint Lucia ranks 146th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.