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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in China was 99.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 99.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 63.00 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
1983 78.00
1984 84.00
1985 88.00
1986 63.00
1987 77.00
1988 95.00
1989 95.00
1990 98.00
1991 92.00
1992 87.00
1993 81.00
1994 75.00
1995 80.00
1996 84.00
1997 83.00
1998 83.00
1999 84.00
2000 84.00
2001 85.00
2002 85.00
2003 85.00
2004 86.00
2005 86.00
2006 93.00
2007 94.00
2008 97.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
2020 99.00

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