Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Suriname
Suriname: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 52.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Suriname, 2013–2024
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 Suriname is 52.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 246.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Suriname peaked at 52.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2013.
Suriname ranks 165th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 15.0% | — |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | +40.0% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +61.9% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +79.2% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.7% | 15.0% | 34.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 24.0% | 52.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3466 % 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 0.1245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3202 % 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 0.1289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Suriname?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Suriname was 52.0% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2013.
- How does Suriname rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Suriname ranks 165th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 246.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.