Measles immunisation in Yemen

41% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Yemen had received a measles vaccine in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1997.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1980 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Yemen, 2024 41% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 −4.0percentage points 2023: 45%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 191st of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Yemen 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 YemenWorld
2024 41% 84%
2023 45% 83%
2022 53% 84%
2021 51% 82%
2020 53% 84%
2019 54% 86%
2018 53% 86%
2017 56% 85%
2016 62% 85%
2015 61% 85%
2014 64% 84%
2013 68% 84%
2012 63% 84%
2011 66% 85%
2010 68% 84%
2009 65% 83%
2008 69% 81%
2007 71% 79%
2006 65% 79%
2005 73% 77%
2004 74% 76%
2003 64% 74%
2002 62% 72%
2001 72% 73%
2000 70% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −4.0 percentage points from 45% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 64%, the figure has changed by −23.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Yemen has the 191st 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 Yemen
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