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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Solomon Islands was 81.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 99.00 in 2006, while its lowest value was 31.00 in 1986.

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
1986 31.00
1987 58.00
1988 69.00
1989 92.00
1990 70.00
1991 76.00
1992 70.00
1993 64.00
1994 60.00
1995 68.00
1996 90.00
1997 68.00
1998 66.00
1999 99.00
2000 91.00
2001 83.00
2002 78.00
2003 82.00
2004 87.00
2005 87.00
2006 99.00
2007 90.00
2008 71.00
2009 69.00
2010 74.00
2011 77.00
2012 87.00
2013 76.00
2014 76.00
2015 75.00
2016 82.00
2017 84.00
2018 93.00
2019 81.00
2020 81.00

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