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Children not receiving a first dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV1) — number of infants (surviving infants) missed

Estimated number of surviving infants who did not receive the first measles vaccine dose (MCV1) in 2023, by country (WHO/UNICEF WUENIC).

Source: WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC)•167 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
88,558.1infants
Median: 25,000.0infants
Countries Covered
167
with available data
Highest
India
2,000,000.0infants
Lowest
Singapore
100.0infants
Top 5 Countries
1India2,000,000.0infants
2Nigeria1,200,000.0infants
3Democratic Republic of the Congo820,000.0infants
4Indonesia520,000.0infants
5Pakistan520,000.0infants
By Region
Africa273,477.8infants(9 countries)
Asia194,148.0infants(25 countries)
North America124,500.0infants(4 countries)
Other67,112.2infants(90 countries)
South America40,171.4infants(7 countries)
Key Findings
  • •Large birth-cohort countries dominate global totals of missed MCV1 infants even when coverage is moderate.
  • •Conflict-affected and fragile settings often show very high missed-infant counts relative to their population.
  • •Tracking missed children (counts) highlights outbreak risk differently than coverage percentages alone.
  • •The indicator is directly actionable: improving routine immunization and catch-up campaigns reduces missed counts quickly.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0infants)High (2,000,000.0infants)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 88,558.1infants)

Africa (9)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
Other (90)
South America (7)
Europe (30)
Oceania (2)

About This Statistic

This statistic counts how many surviving infants in each country were estimated to have missed the first dose of a measles‑containing vaccine (MCV1) in a given year. It combines WHO/UNICEF’s annual immunization coverage estimates with demographic estimates of surviving infants to quantify the absolute number of children left unprotected.

It’s an eye‑opening complement to the usual vaccination “percent coverage” view: large countries can have moderate coverage but still leave very large numbers of infants unvaccinated, while small countries can have low coverage yet relatively few missed children in absolute terms. Because measles is highly contagious, pockets of missed vaccination can fuel outbreaks and reverse progress toward elimination.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India2,000,000.0infants
2Nigeria1,200,000.0infants
3Democratic Republic of the Congo820,000.0infants
4Indonesia520,000.0infants
5Pakistan520,000.0infants
6Sudan520,000.0infants
7Egypt520,000.0infants
8Iraq310,000.0infants
9Philippines260,000.0infants
10United Republic of Tanzania260,000.0infants
11Cameroon220,000.0infants
12Mexico220,000.0infants
13Mozambique220,000.0infants
14South Sudan220,000.0infants
15Uganda220,000.0infants
16Islamic Republic of Iran170,000.0infants
17Kenya170,000.0infants
18Madagascar170,000.0infants
19Russian Federation170,000.0infants
20Vietnam170,000.0infants
21South Africa170,000.0infants
22Thailand170,000.0infants
23United States of America170,000.0infants
24Yemen170,000.0infants
25Zambia170,000.0infants
26Cote d'Ivoire160,000.0infants
27People's Republic of China150,000.0infants
28Ethiopia150,000.0infants
29Ghana150,000.0infants
30Syrian Arab Republic150,000.0infants
31Burkina Faso150,000.0infants
32Mali130,000.0infants
33Bulgaria120,000.0infants
34Haiti120,000.0infants
35North Korea120,000.0infants
36Malawi120,000.0infants
37Peru120,000.0infants
38Türkiye120,000.0infants
39United Kingdom120,000.0infants
40Uzbekistan120,000.0infants
41Senegal110,000.0infants
42Niger92,000.0infants
43Guinea80,000.0infants
44Colombia76,000.0infants
45Papua New Guinea76,000.0infants
46Somalia76,000.0infants
47Zimbabwe76,000.0infants
48Bolivia74,000.0infants
49Kazakhstan72,000.0infants
50Malaysia72,000.0infants
51Nicaragua72,000.0infants
52Rwanda72,000.0infants
53Ukraine72,000.0infants
54Guatemala70,000.0infants
55Benin69,000.0infants
56Eritrea60,000.0infants
57Bangladesh54,000.0infants
58Myanmar52,000.0infants
59Burundi52,000.0infants
60Sri Lanka52,000.0infants
61Honduras52,000.0infants
62Morocco52,000.0infants
63Nepal52,000.0infants
64Poland52,000.0infants
65Romania52,000.0infants
66Saudi Arabia52,000.0infants
67Togo52,000.0infants
68Venezuela52,000.0infants
69Cuba48,000.0infants
70El Salvador46,000.0infants
71Angola46,000.0infants
72Tajikistan42,000.0infants
73France41,000.0infants
74Canada38,000.0infants
75Lao People's Democratic Republic36,000.0infants
76Japan35,000.0infants
77Ecuador34,000.0infants
78Mauritania33,000.0infants
79Paraguay33,000.0infants
80Belize32,000.0infants
81Chad31,000.0infants
82Spain31,000.0infants
83Brazil31,000.0infants
84Dominican Republic25,000.0infants
85Brunei Darussalam25,000.0infants
86South Korea24,000.0infants
87Kyrgyzstan24,000.0infants
88Libya24,000.0infants
89Sierra Leone24,000.0infants
90Australia24,000.0infants
91Mongolia23,000.0infants
92Cambodia20,000.0infants
93Chile18,000.0infants
94Lebanon18,000.0infants
95Greece17,000.0infants
96Hungary17,000.0infants
97Netherlands17,000.0infants
98Barbados17,000.0infants
99Central African Republic15,000.0infants
100Gabon15,000.0infants
101Guinea-Bissau15,000.0infants
102Tunisia15,000.0infants
103Republic of the Congo14,000.0infants
104Jordan14,000.0infants
105Sweden14,000.0infants
106Czech Republic13,000.0infants
107Lesotho13,000.0infants
108Afghanistan12,600.0infants
109Liberia11,000.0infants
110Moldova, Republic of11,000.0infants
111Republic of The Gambia9,000.0infants
112Namibia9,000.0infants
113Belarus7,600.0infants
114Eswatini7,600.0infants
115Djibouti7,000.0infants
116Norway7,000.0infants
117Serbia7,000.0infants
118Bhutan7,000.0infants
119Solomon Islands6,100.0infants
120New Zealand6,000.0infants
121Belgium5,600.0infants
122Bosnia and Herzegovina5,600.0infants
123Ireland5,400.0infants
124Portugal5,400.0infants
125Switzerland5,400.0infants
126Israel5,000.0infants
127Timor-Leste4,500.0infants
128Costa Rica4,200.0infants
129Guyana4,200.0infants
130The Republic of North Macedonia4,200.0infants
131Austria4,100.0infants
132Georgia3,600.0infants
133Slovakia3,600.0infants
134Algeria3,300.0infants
135Fiji2,900.0infants
136Vanuatu2,800.0infants
137Albania2,600.0infants
138Croatia2,500.0infants
139Denmark2,400.0infants
140Finland2,400.0infants
141Lithuania2,300.0infants
142Faroe Islands1,800.0infants
143Latvia1,800.0infants
144Cyprus1,700.0infants
145Armenia1,700.0infants
146Cayman Islands1,200.0infants
147Kuwait1,200.0infants
148Malta1,200.0infants
149Panama1,200.0infants
150Slovenia1,200.0infants
151Botswana1,200.0infants
152Uruguay1,100.0infants
153Argentina1,100.0infants
154Oman900.0infants
155Qatar900.0infants
156United Arab Emirates900.0infants
157Estonia700.0infants
158Trinidad and Tobago700.0infants
159Comoros300.0infants
160Mauritius300.0infants
161Iceland200.0infants
162Luxembourg200.0infants
163Country 532200.0infants
164New Caledonia200.0infants
165Suriname200.0infants
166Cape Verde100.0infants
167Singapore100.0infants
Showing 167 of 167 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from WHO/UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage (WUENIC) (2023).

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