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Measles Immunization by African country

2025

Share of children ages 12-23 months immunized against measles.

Africa, 202554 of 54 countries
74.5%population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Morocco · 98.0%Lowest in 2025Central African Republic · 44.0%Reported in 202554 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 84.0%Democratic Republic of the Congo — 55.0%Somalia — 61.0%Kenya — 80.0%Sudan — 68.0%Chad — 68.0%South Africa — 66.0%Lesotho — 80.0%Zimbabwe — 90.0%Botswana — 83.0%Namibia — 84.0%Senegal — 92.0%Mali — 68.0%Mauritania — 93.0%Benin — 49.0%Niger — 82.0%Nigeria — 56.0%Cameroon — 75.0%Togo — 81.0%Ghana — 93.0%Cote d'Ivoire — 58.0%Guinea — 62.0%Guinea-Bissau — 69.0%Liberia — 82.0%Sierra Leone — 90.0%Burkina Faso — 88.0%Central African Republic — 44.0%Republic of the Congo — 85.0%Gabon — 56.0%Equatorial Guinea — 62.0%Zambia — 92.0%Malawi — 88.0%Mozambique — 65.0%Eswatini — 88.0%Angola — 71.0%Burundi — 86.0%Madagascar — 49.0%Gambia — 78.0%Tunisia — 96.0%Algeria — 96.0%Eritrea — 93.0%Morocco — 98.0%Egypt — 97.0%Libya — 93.0%Ethiopia — 77.0%Djibouti — 75.0%Uganda — 92.0%Rwanda — 93.0%South Sudan — 72.0%Nigeria 56.0%Nigeria 56.0%Ethiopia 77.0%Ethiopia 77.0%Kenya 80.0%Kenya 80.0%South Africa 66.0%South Africa 66.0%2025HIGHEST IN 2025Morocco98.0%Seychellesnot drawn98.0%Egypt97.0%Mauritiusnot drawn97.0%Algeria96.0%LOWEST IN 2025Central African Republic44.0%Madagascar49.0%Benin49.0%Democratic Republic of the Congo55.0%Nigeria56.0%PINNEDEthiopia77.0%33 of 54Kenya80.0%30 of 54South Africa66.0%43 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn95.0%Comorosnot drawn70.0%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn87.0%% of children · quintiles of the observed range44%65%77%85%93%98%no record
20142025
WHO · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries91.4%
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries78.9%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries68.2%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries66.3%
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries62.5%
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2025 figure74.5%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Measles ImmunizationShare of children ages 12-23 months immunized against measles.
SourceWHO, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of children
Last updated8 Aug 2026
Next expected updateAug 2027
Date range2000–2025
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Measles Immunization". Data adapted from WHO. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/measles-immunization
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=measles_immunization_pct&year=2025&limit=100

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Measles Immunization: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryMeasles ImmunizationPeriod
1Morocco98%2025
2Seychelles98%2025
3Egypt97%2025
4Mauritius97%2025
5Algeria96%2025
6Tunisia96%2025
7Cabo Verde95%2025
8Eritrea93%2025
9Ghana93%2025
10Libya93%2025
11Mauritania93%2025
12Rwanda93%2025
13Senegal92%2025
14Uganda92%2025
15Zambia92%2025
16Sierra Leone90%2025
17Zimbabwe90%2025
18Burkina Faso88%2025
19Eswatini88%2025
20Malawi88%2025
21Sao Tome and Principe87%2025
22Burundi86%2025
23Republic of the Congo85%2025
24Namibia84%2025
25Tanzania84%2025
26Botswana83%2025
27Liberia82%2025
28Niger82%2025
29Togo81%2025
30Kenya80%2025
31Lesotho80%2025
32Gambia78%2025
33Ethiopia77%2025
34Cameroon75%2025
35Djibouti75%2025
36South Sudan72%2025
37Angola71%2025
38Comoros70%2025
39Guinea-Bissau69%2025
40Chad68%2025
41Mali68%2025
42Sudan68%2025
43South Africa66%2025
44Mozambique65%2025
45Equatorial Guinea62%2025
46Guinea62%2025
47Somalia61%2025
48Cote d'Ivoire58%2025
49Gabon56%2025
50Nigeria56%2025
51Democratic Republic of the Congo55%2025
52Benin49%2025
53Madagascar49%2025
54Central African Republic44%2025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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