Measles immunisation in Syria

81% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Syria had received a measles vaccine in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2010.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1980 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Syria, 2024 81% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 +7.0percentage points 2023: 74%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 141st of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Syria 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 SyriaWorld
2024 81% 84%
2023 74% 83%
2022 52% 84%
2021 70% 82%
2020 70% 84%
2019 76% 86%
2018 74% 86%
2017 78% 85%
2016 73% 85%
2015 64% 85%
2014 65% 84%
2013 69% 84%
2012 72% 84%
2011 80% 85%
2010 82% 84%
2009 82% 83%
2008 81% 81%
2007 81% 79%
2006 81% 79%
2005 81% 77%
2004 82% 76%
2003 83% 74%
2002 84% 72%
2001 80% 73%
2000 84% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +7.0 percentage points from 74% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 65%, the figure has changed by +16.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Syria has the 141st 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
1980 to 2024 for Syria
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