Malaysia - Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children)

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Malaysia was 99.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 69.00 in 1989.

Definition: Child immunization rate, hepatitis B is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received hepatitis B vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.

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

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Year Value
1989 69.00
1990 86.00
1991 89.00
1992 86.00
1993 86.00
1994 94.00
1995 96.00
1996 96.00
1997 97.00
1998 96.00
1999 96.00
2000 97.00
2001 95.00
2002 95.00
2003 95.00
2004 94.00
2005 96.00
2006 95.00
2007 96.00
2008 97.00
2009 96.00
2010 96.00
2011 96.00
2012 97.00
2013 96.00
2014 96.00
2015 99.00
2016 98.00
2017 98.00
2018 99.00
2019 97.00
2020 99.00

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