Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Switzerland, 2005–2024
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 Switzerland is 93.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Switzerland peaked at 94.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2005.
Switzerland ranks 45th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 71.0% | — |
| 2006 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.8% | 71.0% | 83.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 83.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 91.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 45 Bangladesh 93.0% compare
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- 45 Kyrgyzstan 93.0% compare
- 45 Malaysia 93.0% compare
- 45 Republic of Moldova 93.0% compare
- 45 Nepal 93.0% compare
- 45 Russian Federation 93.0% compare
- 45 Rwanda 93.0% compare
- 45 Singapore 93.0% compare
More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,104 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 46 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.5208 % 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 0.0725 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4988 % 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 0.0764 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Switzerland?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Switzerland was 93.0% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Switzerland ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.