Measles immunisation in United Kingdom
89% of children aged 12 to 23 months in United Kingdom had received a measles vaccine in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2010.
United Kingdom, 2024
89%
Change from 2023
−1.0percentage points
World, 2024
84%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
94%
Position in 2024
109th of 192
Measles immunisation in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 89% | 84% |
| 2023 | 90% | 83% |
| 2022 | 90% | 84% |
| 2021 | 91% | 82% |
| 2020 | 91% | 84% |
| 2019 | 91% | 86% |
| 2018 | 92% | 86% |
| 2017 | 92% | 85% |
| 2016 | 92% | 85% |
| 2015 | 93% | 85% |
| 2014 | 93% | 84% |
| 2013 | 93% | 84% |
| 2012 | 92% | 84% |
| 2011 | 90% | 85% |
| 2010 | 89% | 84% |
| 2009 | 86% | 83% |
| 2008 | 86% | 81% |
| 2007 | 86% | 79% |
| 2006 | 85% | 79% |
| 2005 | 82% | 77% |
| 2004 | 81% | 76% |
| 2003 | 82% | 74% |
| 2002 | 85% | 72% |
| 2001 | 85% | 73% |
| 2000 | 88% | 72% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0 percentage points from 90% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 93%, the figure has changed by −4.0 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 109th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 84%.
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All statistics for United Kingdom
Under-five mortality rate
4.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth
81.3 years
2018 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.9 per 1,000 live births
2018 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
294 per 100,000 people
2019 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.2%
2018 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.2%
2019 · Eurostat