Measles immunisation of children aged 12-23 months as a percentage of all children fell 4.55% to 63.0% in Afghanistan in 2021, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, measles immunisation of children aged 12-23 months as a percentage of all children in Afghanistan reached an all time high of 71.0% in 2018 and an all time low of 8.00% in 1982. When compared to Afghanistan's main peers, measles immunisation of children aged 12-23 months as a percentage of all children in Iran amounted to 99.0%, 81.0% in Pakistan, 97.0% in Tajikistan and 97.0% in Turkmenistan in 2021.
Afghanistan has been ranked 149th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of measles immunisation of children aged 12-23 months as a percentage of all children, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Immunisation, Measles (As % of Children Aged 12-23 Months) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Afghanistan | % | 64.0% | 67.0% | 71.0% | 64.0% | 66.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
China | % | 99.5% | 99.6% | 98.6% | 98.8% | 99.2% | ||||||||||||||||
India | % | 88.4% | 89.6% | 99.7% | 95.3% | 88.6% | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | % | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Iraq | % | 79.0% | 81.0% | 85.0% | 82.0% | 76.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | % | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 93.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Kyrgyzstan | % | 97.0% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 92.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Pakistan | % | 75.0% | 76.0% | 79.0% | 81.0% | 83.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Tajikistan | % | 97.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | % | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 98.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | % | 99.0% | 99.0% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 99.0% | ... |