Measles immunisation in South Sudan

72% of children aged 12 to 23 months in South Sudan had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 2011 to 2024 Source: World Bank
South Sudan, 2024 72% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 72%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 164th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in South Sudan 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 South SudanWorld
2024 72% 84%
2023 72% 83%
2022 72% 84%
2021 74% 82%
2020 69% 84%
2019 65% 86%
2018 61% 86%
2017 56% 85%
2016 51% 85%
2015 52% 85%
2014 54% 84%
2013 57% 84%
2012 59% 84%
2011 62% 85%
2010 – 84%
2009 – 83%
2008 – 81%
2007 – 79%
2006 – 79%
2005 – 77%
2004 – 76%
2003 – 74%
2002 – 72%
2001 – 73%
2000 – 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 54%, the figure has changed by +18.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, South Sudan has the 164th 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
2011 to 2024 for South Sudan
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