Measles immunisation in South Africa
76% of children aged 12 to 23 months in South Africa had received a measles vaccine in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2010.
South Africa, 2024
76%
Change from 2023
−4.0percentage points
World, 2024
84%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
95%
Position in 2024
154th of 192
Measles immunisation in South Africa 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.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76% | 84% |
| 2023 | 80% | 83% |
| 2022 | 86% | 84% |
| 2021 | 87% | 82% |
| 2020 | 84% | 84% |
| 2019 | 83% | 86% |
| 2018 | 81% | 86% |
| 2017 | 81% | 85% |
| 2016 | 84% | 85% |
| 2015 | 86% | 85% |
| 2014 | 84% | 84% |
| 2013 | 78% | 84% |
| 2012 | 79% | 84% |
| 2011 | 77% | 85% |
| 2010 | 72% | 84% |
| 2009 | 77% | 83% |
| 2008 | 73% | 81% |
| 2007 | 68% | 79% |
| 2006 | 69% | 79% |
| 2005 | 64% | 77% |
| 2004 | 63% | 76% |
| 2003 | 62% | 74% |
| 2002 | 65% | 72% |
| 2001 | 69% | 73% |
| 2000 | 72% | 72% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −4.0 percentage points from 80% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 84%, the figure has changed by −8.0 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 154th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 84%.
More for South Africa
All statistics for South Africa
Under-five mortality rate
35.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
15.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
56.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
74
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
7.40 litres
2024 · WHO