Measles immunisation in Namibia

79% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Namibia had received a measles vaccine in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2016.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1991 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Namibia, 2024 79% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 −7.0percentage points 2023: 86%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 150th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Namibia 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 NamibiaWorld
2024 79% 84%
2023 86% 83%
2022 89% 84%
2021 91% 82%
2020 90% 84%
2019 80% 86%
2018 82% 86%
2017 80% 85%
2016 75% 85%
2015 85% 85%
2014 83% 84%
2013 82% 84%
2012 76% 84%
2011 74% 85%
2010 75% 84%
2009 76% 83%
2008 73% 81%
2007 69% 79%
2006 63% 79%
2005 73% 77%
2004 70% 76%
2003 70% 74%
2002 68% 72%
2001 58% 73%
2000 69% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −7.0 percentage points from 86% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 83%, the figure has changed by −4.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 150th 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
1991 to 2024 for Namibia
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