Measles immunisation in Cameroon

71% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Cameroon had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1981 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Cameroon, 2024 71% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 71%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 166th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Cameroon 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 CameroonWorld
2024 71% 84%
2023 71% 83%
2022 68% 84%
2021 65% 82%
2020 63% 84%
2019 61% 86%
2018 61% 86%
2017 67% 85%
2016 72% 85%
2015 71% 85%
2014 71% 84%
2013 71% 84%
2012 74% 84%
2011 76% 85%
2010 79% 84%
2009 74% 83%
2008 80% 81%
2007 74% 79%
2006 73% 79%
2005 68% 77%
2004 64% 76%
2003 61% 74%
2002 53% 72%
2001 51% 73%
2000 49% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 71%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Cameroon has the 166th 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
1981 to 2024 for Cameroon
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