Measles immunisation in Benin

44% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Benin had received a measles vaccine in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1988.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1985 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Benin, 2024 44% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 −8.0percentage points 2023: 52%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 189th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Benin over time

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% of children aged 12 to 23 months. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Measles immunisation of children (% of children aged 12 to 23 months), 2000 to 2024
Period BeninWorld
2024 44% 84%
2023 52% 83%
2022 52% 84%
2021 53% 82%
2020 54% 84%
2019 58% 86%
2018 61% 86%
2017 65% 85%
2016 68% 85%
2015 67% 85%
2014 65% 84%
2013 68% 84%
2012 74% 84%
2011 70% 85%
2010 68% 84%
2009 71% 83%
2008 66% 81%
2007 70% 79%
2006 66% 79%
2005 61% 77%
2004 63% 76%
2003 65% 74%
2002 66% 72%
2001 68% 73%
2000 70% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −8.0 percentage points from 52% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 65%, the figure has changed by −21.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Benin has the 189th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 84%.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.IMM.MEAS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 2024 for Benin
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage