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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Kiribati was 82.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 94.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 1985.

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
1983 24.00
1984 8.00
1985 4.00
1986 9.00
1987 14.00
1988 54.00
1989 63.00
1990 75.00
1991 62.00
1992 77.00
1993 89.00
1994 70.00
1995 47.00
1996 64.00
1997 82.00
1998 77.00
1999 62.00
2000 80.00
2001 76.00
2002 88.00
2003 72.00
2004 56.00
2005 85.00
2006 61.00
2007 93.00
2008 72.00
2009 82.00
2010 89.00
2011 90.00
2012 91.00
2013 91.00
2014 88.00
2015 84.00
2016 80.00
2017 81.00
2018 84.00
2019 94.00
2020 82.00

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