Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Malaysia, 1983–2024
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 vaccinated, by vaccine in Malaysia is 96.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Malaysia peaked at 98.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 1983.
Malaysia ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11.0% | — |
| 1984 | 23.0% | +109.1% |
| 1985 | 20.0% | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 35.0% | +75.0% |
| 1987 | 68.0% | +94.3% |
| 1988 | 61.0% | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 70.0% | +14.8% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | +17.3% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 96.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 96.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.0%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +109.1% | 11.0% | 23.0% |
| 1987 | +94.3% | 35.0% | 68.0% |
| 1986 | +75.0% | 20.0% | 35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.9% | 11.0% | 68.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 70.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.9% | 93.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 92.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 48 Armenia 96.0% compare
- 48 Bangladesh 96.0% compare
- 48 Belgium 96.0% compare
- 48 El Salvador 96.0% compare
- 48 Germany 96.0% compare
- 48 Kyrgyzstan 96.0% compare
- 48 Mongolia 96.0% compare
- 48 Norway 96.0% compare
- 48 Palau 96.0% compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 96.0% compare
- 48 Switzerland 96.0% compare
- 48 Trinidad and Tobago 96.0% compare
- 48 Tunisia 96.0% compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Malaysia?
- Share of children vaccinated, by vaccine in Malaysia was 96.0% 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 vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated, by vaccine recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 1983.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of children vaccinated, by vaccine?
- Malaysia ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children vaccinated, by vaccine rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 vaccinated, by vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of one-year-olds who have had the first dose of the measles vaccine in a given year.