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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Portugal was 99.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 46.00 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 54.00
1981 49.00
1982 46.00
1983 48.00
1984 48.00
1985 70.00
1986 75.00
1987 81.00
1988 84.00
1989 96.00
1990 85.00
1991 96.00
1992 99.00
1993 95.00
1994 91.00
1995 94.00
1996 99.00
1997 96.00
1998 96.00
1999 92.00
2000 87.00
2001 90.00
2002 93.00
2003 96.00
2004 95.00
2005 93.00
2006 97.00
2007 95.00
2008 97.00
2009 95.00
2010 96.00
2011 97.00
2012 97.00
2013 98.00
2014 98.00
2015 98.00
2016 98.00
2017 98.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
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