Data for 1998

Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1), 1998

Name: Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1), 1998
Creator: WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC)
License: https://data.unicef.org/resources/dataset/immunization/

1998, as WUENIC’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

This is the share of infants who have received a first dose of a measles-containing vaccine. Measles is so contagious that it is usually the first disease to return when vaccination slips, which makes this the most closely watched single vaccine figure in the world.

Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1), 1998 covers 190 countries. 17 countries share the highest reading, 99; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 20. The middle country reads 89. Against 1997, 155 values changed (83 up, 72 down), the same countries are covered.

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Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1) · Data for 1998

Highest17 countries share it

Lowest2 countries share it

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

190countries
1measure
1998the year it describes
56distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 3.0 IGOlicence

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1), 1998, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1), 1998: every country, as published by WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC).

Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	99
Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	99
Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	99
Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	99
El Salvador`SLV`Central America	99
Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	99
Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	99
Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	99
Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	99
Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	99
Niue`NIU`Polynesia	99
Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	99
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	99
Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	99
San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	99
Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	99
Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	99
Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	98
Chile`CHL`South America	98
Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	98
Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	98
Honduras`HND`Central America	98
Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	98
Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	98
Oman`OMN`Western Asia	98
Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	97
Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	97
Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	97
Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	97
Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	97
Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	97
Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	97
Canada`CAN`Northern America	96
Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	96
Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	96
Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	96
Mexico`MEX`Central America	96
Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	96
North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	96
Panama`PAN`Central America	96
Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	96
Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	96
Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	96
Tonga`TON`Polynesia	96
Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	96
Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	96
Uruguay`URY`South America	96
Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	96
Argentina`ARG`South America	95
Brazil`BRA`South America	95
Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	95
Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	95
Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	95
United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	95
Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	95
Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	94
Israel`ISR`Western Asia	94
Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	94
Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	94
Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	94
Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	94
Guyana`GUY`South America	93
Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	93
Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	93
Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	93
Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	93
Peru`PER`South America	93
Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	93
Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	93
Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	93
Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	93
Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	92
Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	92
Germany`DEU`Western Europe	92
Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	92
Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	92
Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	92
United States`USA`Northern America	92
Venezuela`VEN`South America	92
Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	91
Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	91
Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	91
Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	91
Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	91
Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	90
Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	90
Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	90
Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	90
Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	90
Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	90
Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	89
Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	89
Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	89
Ecuador`ECU`South America	89
Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	89
Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	89
Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	89
Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	89
Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	88
Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	88
Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	88
Syria`SYR`Western Asia	87
United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	87
Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	86
Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	85
South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	85
Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	84
Belize`BLZ`Central America	84
Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	84
Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	84
China`CHN`Eastern Asia	83
Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	83
Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	83
Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	83
Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	82
Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	82
France`FRA`Western Europe	82
Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	82
Suriname`SUR`South America	82
New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	81
Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	81
Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	81
Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	80
Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	80
Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	80
Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	79
Guatemala`GTM`Central America	79
Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	79
South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	79
Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	79
Austria`AUT`Western Europe	78
Colombia`COL`South America	78
Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	78
Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	78
Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	77
Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	77
Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	77
Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	77
Palau`PLW`Micronesia	74
Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	73
Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	72
Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	72
Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	71
Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	71
Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	71
Paraguay`PRY`South America	71
Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	68
Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	67
Benin`BEN`Western Africa	67
Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	67
Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	67
Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	66
Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	66
Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	66
Bolivia`BOL`South America	65
Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	64
Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	64
Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	64
Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	63
Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	63
Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	62
Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	62
Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	61
Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	60
São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	59
Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	56
Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	55
Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	54
Mali`MLI`Western Africa	54
Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	54
Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	53
India`IND`Southern Asia	53
Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	52
Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	51
Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	50
North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	49
Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	49
Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	47
Togo`TGO`Western Africa	40
Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	39
Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	38
Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	37
Niger`NER`Western Africa	35
Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	32
Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	31
Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	24
Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	21
Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	21
Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	20
DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	20

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Antigua and Barbudashared99
Bahrainshared99
Bruneishared99
Cubashared99
Hungaryshared99

Lowest

Chadshared20
DR Congoshared20
Djiboutishared21
Republic of the Congoshared21
Burkina Faso24

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 89. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

+0 / −0countries joined / left
155values changed, of 190 in both
83 · 72rose · fell
35unchanged

Rose most

Marshall Islands52 → 93+41
Yemen41 → 66+25
Venezuela68 → 92+24
Comoros49 → 67+18
North Korea34 → 49+15

Fell most

New Zealand99 → 81−18
Burkina Faso41 → 24−17
Angola78 → 62−16
Costa Rica99 → 83−16
Bhutan84 → 71−13

04Caveats

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How values are stored

One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from WUENIC’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method, so a change from one year to the next is not a revision. It can differ from what was first published for 1998.
56 distinct values among 190
Values are stored exactly as published. 17 countries share 99. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 190 countries has every column.

05The files

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WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC) (1998). Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1), 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/measles-vaccination/1998

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