Measles immunisation in Zambia

88% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Zambia had received a measles vaccine in 2024.

Measure: Measles immunisation of children Unit: % of children aged 12 to 23 months Data: 1983 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Zambia, 2024 88% % of children aged 12 to 23 months
Change from 2023 +5.0percentage points 2023: 83%
World, 2024 84% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 113th of 192 See the full ranking

Measles immunisation in Zambia 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 ZambiaWorld
2024 88% 84%
2023 83% 83%
2022 88% 84%
2021 90% 82%
2020 96% 84%
2019 93% 86%
2018 94% 86%
2017 96% 85%
2016 97% 85%
2015 90% 85%
2014 85% 84%
2013 80% 84%
2012 82% 84%
2011 83% 85%
2010 96% 84%
2009 90% 83%
2008 87% 81%
2007 93% 79%
2006 85% 79%
2005 85% 77%
2004 85% 76%
2003 84% 74%
2002 84% 72%
2001 84% 73%
2000 85% 72%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +5.0 percentage points from 83% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 85%, the figure has changed by +3.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 192 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 113th 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
1983 to 2024 for Zambia
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