Measles immunisation in Sri Lanka

99% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Sri Lanka had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1984 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Sri Lanka, 2024 99% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 99%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 17th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Sri Lanka 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 Sri LankaWorld
2024 99% 84%
2023 99% 83%
2022 99% 84%
2021 97% 82%
2020 96% 84%
2019 99% 86%
2018 99% 86%
2017 99% 85%
2016 99% 85%
2015 99% 85%
2014 99% 84%
2013 99% 84%
2012 99% 84%
2011 99% 85%
2010 99% 84%
2009 97% 83%
2008 98% 81%
2007 98% 79%
2006 99% 79%
2005 99% 77%
2004 96% 76%
2003 99% 74%
2002 99% 72%
2001 99% 73%
2000 99% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 99%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Sri Lanka has the 17th 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
1984 to 2024 for Sri Lanka
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