Central African Republic - Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Central African Republic was 41.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 82.00 in 1990, while its lowest value was 12.00 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 12.00
1981 15.00
1982 16.00
1983 16.00
1984 19.00
1985 23.00
1986 24.00
1987 17.00
1988 40.00
1989 69.00
1990 82.00
1991 57.00
1992 32.00
1993 42.00
1994 52.00
1995 46.00
1996 44.00
1997 42.00
1998 37.00
1999 37.00
2000 36.00
2001 35.00
2002 42.00
2003 49.00
2004 55.00
2005 62.00
2006 61.00
2007 59.00
2008 58.00
2009 56.00
2010 53.00
2011 49.00
2012 48.00
2013 25.00
2014 47.00
2015 46.00
2016 45.00
2017 41.00
2018 41.00
2019 41.00
2020 41.00

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