Measles immunisation in Vanuatu

61% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Vanuatu had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1982 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Vanuatu, 2024 61% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 −9.0percentage points 2023: 70%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 178th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Vanuatu 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 VanuatuWorld
2024 61% 84%
2023 70% 83%
2022 70% 84%
2021 50% 82%
2020 78% 84%
2019 80% 86%
2018 75% 86%
2017 80% 85%
2016 84% 85%
2015 76% 85%
2014 90% 84%
2013 84% 84%
2012 80% 84%
2011 75% 85%
2010 71% 84%
2009 65% 83%
2008 62% 81%
2007 56% 79%
2006 53% 79%
2005 54% 77%
2004 56% 76%
2003 57% 74%
2002 58% 72%
2001 60% 73%
2000 61% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −9.0 percentage points from 70% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 90%, the figure has changed by −29.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Vanuatu has the 178th 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
1982 to 2024 for Vanuatu
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