Measles immunisation in New Zealand

89% of children aged 12 to 23 months in New Zealand 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
New Zealand, 2024 89% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 89%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 94% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 107th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in New Zealand 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 New ZealandWorld
2024 89% 84%
2023 89% 83%
2022 90% 84%
2021 91% 82%
2020 91% 84%
2019 92% 86%
2018 92% 86%
2017 93% 85%
2016 92% 85%
2015 93% 85%
2014 93% 84%
2013 92% 84%
2012 92% 84%
2011 93% 85%
2010 91% 84%
2009 89% 83%
2008 86% 81%
2007 79% 79%
2006 82% 79%
2005 82% 77%
2004 83% 76%
2003 84% 74%
2002 84% 72%
2001 85% 73%
2000 85% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 93%, the figure has changed by −4.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, New Zealand has the 107th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 84%.

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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 New Zealand
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