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Measles Immunization by African country
Morocco has the highest measles immunization coverage of any African country, at 98%, ahead of Seychelles and Egypt.
Share of children ages 12-23 months immunized against measles. 54 of 54 countries, ranked · WHO GHO, 2025.
Morocco
Seychelles
EgyptBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Measles Immunization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 98% | |
| 2 | Seychelles | 98% | |
| 3 | Egypt | 97% | |
| 4 | Mauritius | 97% | |
| 5 | Algeria | 96% | |
| 6 | Tunisia | 96% | |
| 7 | Cabo Verde | 95% | |
| 8 | Eritrea | 93% | |
| 9 | Ghana | 93% | |
| 10 | Libya | 93% | |
| 11 | Mauritania | 93% | |
| 12 | Rwanda | 93% | |
| 13 | Senegal | 92% | |
| 14 | Uganda | 92% | |
| 15 | Zambia | 92% | |
| 16 | Sierra Leone | 90% | |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 90% | |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 88% | |
| 19 | Eswatini | 88% | |
| 20 | Malawi | 88% | |
| 21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 87% | |
| 22 | Burundi | 86% | |
| 23 | Republic of the Congo | 85% | |
| 24 | Namibia | 84% | |
| 25 | Tanzania | 84% | |
| 26 | Botswana | 83% | |
| 27 | Liberia | 82% | |
| 28 | Niger | 82% | |
| 29 | Togo | 81% | |
| 30 | Kenya | 80% | |
| 31 | Lesotho | 80% | |
| 32 | Gambia | 78% | |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 77% | |
| 34 | Cameroon | 75% | |
| 35 | Djibouti | 75% | |
| 36 | South Sudan | 72% | |
| 37 | Angola | 71% | |
| 38 | Comoros | 70% | |
| 39 | Guinea-Bissau | 69% | |
| 40 | Chad | 68% | |
| 41 | Mali | 68% | |
| 42 | Sudan | 68% | |
| 43 | South Africa | 66% | |
| 44 | Mozambique | 65% | |
| 45 | Equatorial Guinea | 62% | |
| 46 | Guinea | 62% | |
| 47 | Somalia | 61% | |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 58% | |
| 49 | Gabon | 56% | |
| 50 | Nigeria | 56% | |
| 51 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 55% | |
| 52 | Benin | 49% | |
| 53 | Madagascar | 49% | |
| 54 | Central African Republic | 44% |
Mauritius
Algeria
Tunisia
Cabo Verde
Eritrea
Ghana
Libya
Mauritania
Rwanda
Senegal
Uganda
Zambia
Sierra Leone
Zimbabwe
Burkina Faso
Eswatini
Malawi
Sao Tome and Principe
Burundi
Republic of the Congo
Namibia
Tanzania
Botswana
Liberia
Niger
Togo
Kenya
Lesotho
Gambia
Ethiopia
Cameroon
Djibouti
South Sudan
Angola
Comoros
Guinea-Bissau
Chad
Mali
Sudan
South Africa
Mozambique
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea
Somalia
Cote d'Ivoire
Gabon
Nigeria
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Benin
Madagascar
Central African RepublicGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Measles Immunization figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=measles_immunization_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest measles immunization coverage?
Morocco has the highest measles immunization coverage in Africa at 98% (2025), followed by Seychelles and Egypt.
Which African country has the lowest measles immunization coverage?
Central African Republic has the lowest measles immunization coverage of the 54 African countries with data, at 44% (2025).
How many African countries report Measles Immunization data?
54 of 54 African countries have a Measles Immunization figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=measles_immunization_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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