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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Botswana was 87.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 97.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 63.00 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 63.00
1981 70.00
1982 75.00
1983 79.00
1984 82.00
1985 85.00
1986 91.00
1987 87.00
1988 87.00
1989 87.00
1990 87.00
1991 88.00
1992 88.00
1993 88.00
1994 88.00
1995 89.00
1996 89.00
1997 89.00
1998 89.00
1999 90.00
2000 91.00
2001 91.00
2002 92.00
2003 92.00
2004 93.00
2005 93.00
2006 94.00
2007 95.00
2008 95.00
2009 96.00
2010 96.00
2011 97.00
2012 97.00
2013 97.00
2014 97.00
2015 97.00
2016 97.00
2017 97.00
2018 97.00
2019 97.00
2020 87.00

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