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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Ethiopia was 60.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 68.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 3.00 in 1981.

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 4.00
1981 3.00
1982 7.00
1983 7.00
1984 8.00
1985 12.00
1986 10.00
1987 13.00
1988 15.00
1989 23.00
1990 38.00
1991 17.00
1992 12.00
1993 22.00
1994 54.00
1995 38.00
1996 54.00
1997 51.00
1998 44.00
1999 37.00
2000 36.00
2001 35.00
2002 36.00
2003 35.00
2004 35.00
2005 40.00
2006 44.00
2007 49.00
2008 54.00
2009 59.00
2010 64.00
2011 68.00
2012 62.00
2013 55.00
2014 54.00
2015 56.00
2016 57.00
2017 59.00
2018 55.00
2019 58.00
2020 60.00

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