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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Ecuador was 81.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 24.00 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 24.00
1981 31.00
1982 45.00
1983 34.00
1984 54.00
1985 51.00
1986 50.00
1987 47.00
1988 53.00
1989 57.00
1990 60.00
1991 54.00
1992 69.00
1993 85.00
1994 83.00
1995 81.00
1996 79.00
1997 77.00
1998 89.00
1999 99.00
2000 99.00
2001 99.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 99.00
2005 93.00
2006 97.00
2007 98.00
2008 98.00
2009 97.00
2010 95.00
2011 94.00
2012 96.00
2013 97.00
2014 85.00
2015 84.00
2016 86.00
2017 81.00
2018 83.00
2019 83.00
2020 81.00

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