Measles immunisation in Suriname

73% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Suriname had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1981 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Suriname, 2024 73% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 +2.0percentage points 2023: 71%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 158th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Suriname 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 SurinameWorld
2024 73% 84%
2023 71% 83%
2022 74% 84%
2021 58% 82%
2020 45% 84%
2019 64% 86%
2018 77% 86%
2017 76% 85%
2016 76% 85%
2015 76% 85%
2014 70% 84%
2013 81% 84%
2012 64% 84%
2011 79% 85%
2010 87% 84%
2009 88% 83%
2008 86% 81%
2007 85% 79%
2006 83% 79%
2005 91% 77%
2004 86% 76%
2003 69% 74%
2002 73% 72%
2001 82% 73%
2000 84% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.0 percentage points from 71% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 70%, the figure has changed by +3.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Suriname has the 158th 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
1981 to 2024 for Suriname
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