Measles immunisation in Sierra Leone

90% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Sierra Leone had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1999 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Sierra Leone, 2024 90% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 90%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 102nd of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra LeoneWorld
2024 90% 84%
2023 90% 83%
2022 90% 84%
2021 87% 82%
2020 87% 84%
2019 93% 86%
2018 87% 86%
2017 80% 85%
2016 85% 85%
2015 78% 85%
2014 80% 84%
2013 85% 84%
2012 86% 84%
2011 84% 85%
2010 82% 84%
2009 80% 83%
2008 73% 81%
2007 60% 79%
2006 65% 79%
2005 71% 77%
2004 76% 76%
2003 73% 74%
2002 62% 72%
2001 50% 73%
2000 37% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 80%, the figure has changed by +10.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Sierra Leone has the 102nd 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
1999 to 2024 for Sierra Leone
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