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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Belgium was 96.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 96.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.00 in 1981.

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
1981 50.00
1982 58.00
1983 66.00
1984 74.00
1985 82.00
1986 90.00
1987 50.00
1988 75.00
1989 75.00
1990 85.00
1991 67.00
1992 87.00
1993 70.00
1994 78.00
1995 85.00
1996 73.00
1997 76.00
1998 80.00
1999 82.00
2000 82.00
2001 82.00
2002 82.00
2003 82.00
2004 82.00
2005 88.00
2006 92.00
2007 92.00
2008 93.00
2009 95.00
2010 95.00
2011 95.00
2012 96.00
2013 96.00
2014 96.00
2015 96.00
2016 96.00
2017 96.00
2018 96.00
2019 96.00
2020 96.00

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