Measles immunisation in Japan

95% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Japan 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
Japan, 2024 95% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 +1.0percentage points 2023: 94%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 94% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 60th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Japan 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 JapanWorld
2024 95% 84%
2023 94% 83%
2022 98% 84%
2021 95% 82%
2020 98% 84%
2019 96% 86%
2018 97% 86%
2017 97% 85%
2016 96% 85%
2015 96% 85%
2014 98% 84%
2013 95% 84%
2012 96% 84%
2011 94% 85%
2010 94% 84%
2009 94% 83%
2008 95% 81%
2007 96% 79%
2006 97% 79%
2005 98% 77%
2004 98% 76%
2003 98% 74%
2002 98% 72%
2001 98% 73%
2000 96% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 94% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 98%, the figure has changed by −3.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 60th 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 Japan
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