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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Argentina was 77.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 54.00 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
1980 61.00
1981 77.00
1982 67.00
1983 67.00
1984 79.00
1985 54.00
1986 87.00
1987 80.00
1988 87.00
1989 89.00
1990 93.00
1991 99.00
1992 92.00
1993 95.00
1994 96.00
1995 99.00
1996 99.00
1997 93.00
1998 95.00
1999 97.00
2000 91.00
2001 89.00
2002 95.00
2003 97.00
2004 99.00
2005 98.00
2006 97.00
2007 94.00
2008 96.00
2009 96.00
2010 95.00
2011 95.00
2012 94.00
2013 94.00
2014 95.00
2015 89.00
2016 90.00
2017 89.00
2018 94.00
2019 86.00
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