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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Japan was 98.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 98.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 66.00 in 1982.

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 69.00
1981 68.00
1982 66.00
1983 70.00
1984 73.00
1985 73.00
1986 74.00
1987 75.00
1988 76.00
1989 77.00
1990 73.00
1991 71.00
1992 69.00
1993 68.00
1994 81.00
1995 93.00
1996 94.00
1997 94.00
1998 95.00
1999 95.00
2000 96.00
2001 98.00
2002 98.00
2003 98.00
2004 98.00
2005 98.00
2006 97.00
2007 96.00
2008 95.00
2009 94.00
2010 94.00
2011 94.00
2012 96.00
2013 95.00
2014 98.00
2015 96.00
2016 96.00
2017 97.00
2018 97.00
2019 96.00
2020 98.00

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