Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2014–2024
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 Tanzania, United Republic of is 74.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 155.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 74.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2014.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 130th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.0% | — |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +82.8% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.3% | 29.0% | 70.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 60.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Tanzania, United Republic of was 74.0% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2014.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 130th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.