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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Colombia was 90.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 96.00 in 2005, while its lowest value was 13.00 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 13.00
1981 26.00
1982 28.00
1983 43.00
1984 51.00
1985 51.00
1986 45.00
1987 59.00
1988 74.00
1989 81.00
1990 82.00
1991 78.00
1992 74.00
1993 94.00
1994 84.00
1995 95.00
1996 90.00
1997 80.00
1998 78.00
1999 79.00
2000 88.00
2001 93.00
2002 93.00
2003 93.00
2004 94.00
2005 96.00
2006 95.00
2007 93.00
2008 95.00
2009 89.00
2010 88.00
2011 88.00
2012 94.00
2013 92.00
2014 91.00
2015 94.00
2016 93.00
2017 93.00
2018 95.00
2019 95.00
2020 90.00

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