Measles immunisation in Malta

88% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Malta had received a measles vaccine in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2011.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1984 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Malta, 2024 88% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 −7.0percentage points 2023: 95%
European Union, 2024 94% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 94% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 115th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Malta 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 MaltaEuropean Union
2024 88% 94%
2023 95% 93%
2022 96% 94%
2021 90% 95%
2020 95% 94%
2019 96% 95%
2018 96% 94%
2017 91% 94%
2016 93% 94%
2015 89% 93%
2014 98% 94%
2013 99% 94%
2012 93% 95%
2011 84% 94%
2010 73% 94%
2009 82% 94%
2008 78% 94%
2007 79% 94%
2006 94% 94%
2005 86% 93%
2004 94% 93%
2003 90% 92%
2002 65% 91%
2001 70% 90%
2000 74% 89%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −7.0 percentage points from 95% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 98%, the figure has changed by −10.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Malta has the 115th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 94%.

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
1984 to 2024 for Malta
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