Dem. People's Rep. Korea - Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Dem. People's Rep. Korea was 99.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 29.00 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 29.00
1981 31.00
1982 29.00
1983 30.00
1984 31.00
1985 38.00
1986 44.00
1987 35.00
1988 58.00
1989 99.00
1990 98.00
1991 98.00
1992 99.00
1993 99.00
1994 83.00
1995 67.00
1996 50.00
1997 34.00
1998 49.00
1999 63.00
2000 78.00
2001 92.00
2002 98.00
2003 95.00
2004 95.00
2005 96.00
2006 96.00
2007 99.00
2008 98.00
2009 98.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 98.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 98.00
2019 98.00
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