Measles immunisation in Gambia

83% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Gambia had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1980 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Gambia, 2024 83% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 +3.0percentage points 2023: 80%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 133rd of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Gambia 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 GambiaWorld
2024 83% 84%
2023 80% 83%
2022 74% 84%
2021 79% 82%
2020 82% 84%
2019 85% 86%
2018 91% 86%
2017 90% 85%
2016 97% 85%
2015 97% 85%
2014 96% 84%
2013 96% 84%
2012 95% 84%
2011 91% 85%
2010 92% 84%
2009 96% 83%
2008 92% 81%
2007 88% 79%
2006 89% 79%
2005 91% 77%
2004 92% 76%
2003 90% 74%
2002 90% 72%
2001 89% 73%
2000 89% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.0 percentage points from 80% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 96%, the figure has changed by −13.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Gambia has the 133rd 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
1980 to 2024 for Gambia
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