Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Share of children fully vaccinated against measles was 72.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Timor-Leste, 2016–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Timor-Leste stood at 72.0%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Timor-Leste peaked at 72.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2016.
That places Timor-Leste 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 30.0% | — |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +80.0% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.5% | 30.0% | 63.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 68.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 133 Chile 73.0% compare
- 133 Sierra Leone 73.0% compare
- 136 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71.0% compare
- 136 Greece 71.0% compare
- 136 Philippines 71.0% compare
More health data for Timor-Leste
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 16,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 15,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 15,503 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Timor-Leste?
- Share of children fully vaccinated against measles in Timor-Leste was 72.0% 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of children fully vaccinated against measles recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2016.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for share of children fully vaccinated against measles?
- Timor-Leste ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children fully vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.