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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Peru was 77.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 98.00 in 1995, while its lowest value was 23.00 in 1980.

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 23.00
1981 26.00
1982 32.00
1983 28.00
1984 35.00
1985 53.00
1986 41.00
1987 56.00
1988 52.00
1989 52.00
1990 64.00
1991 74.00
1992 83.00
1993 75.00
1994 75.00
1995 98.00
1996 87.00
1997 91.00
1998 93.00
1999 93.00
2000 97.00
2001 97.00
2002 95.00
2003 95.00
2004 85.00
2005 77.00
2006 93.00
2007 92.00
2008 92.00
2009 91.00
2010 94.00
2011 96.00
2012 94.00
2013 85.00
2014 89.00
2015 92.00
2016 88.00
2017 83.00
2018 85.00
2019 85.00
2020 77.00

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