Bulgaria - Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Bulgaria was 88.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.00 in 1990, while its lowest value was 88.00 in 1993.

Definition: Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1980 98.00
1981 98.00
1982 90.00
1983 98.00
1984 98.00
1985 99.00
1986 99.00
1987 99.00
1988 99.00
1989 99.00
1990 99.00
1991 98.00
1992 92.00
1993 88.00
1994 93.00
1995 94.00
1996 95.00
1997 93.00
1998 95.00
1999 96.00
2000 89.00
2001 90.00
2002 92.00
2003 96.00
2004 95.00
2005 96.00
2006 96.00
2007 96.00
2008 96.00
2009 96.00
2010 97.00
2011 95.00
2012 94.00
2013 95.00
2014 93.00
2015 92.00
2016 92.00
2017 94.00
2018 93.00
2019 95.00
2020 88.00

Limitations and Exceptions: In many developing countries a lack of precise information on the size of the cohort of one-year-old children makes immunization coverage difficult to estimate from program statistics.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Governments in developing countries usually finance immunization against measles and diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (DTP) as part of the basic public health package. The data shown here are based on an assessment of national immunization coverage rates by the WHO and UNICEF. The assessment considered both administrative data from service providers and household survey data on children's immunization histories. Based on the data available, consideration of potential biases, and contributions of local experts, the most likely true level of immunization coverage was determined for each year.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention