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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in El Salvador was 71.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.00 in 2007, while its lowest value was 41.00 in 1984.

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 45.00
1981 44.00
1982 43.00
1983 46.00
1984 41.00
1985 71.00
1986 51.00
1987 48.00
1988 63.00
1989 73.00
1990 98.00
1991 54.00
1992 55.00
1993 86.00
1994 80.00
1995 93.00
1996 94.00
1997 98.00
1998 99.00
1999 94.00
2000 97.00
2001 95.00
2002 93.00
2003 90.00
2004 93.00
2005 99.00
2006 98.00
2007 99.00
2008 95.00
2009 91.00
2010 92.00
2011 89.00
2012 93.00
2013 94.00
2014 95.00
2015 95.00
2016 90.00
2017 85.00
2018 81.00
2019 82.00
2020 71.00

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