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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Guatemala was 88.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 96.00 in 2008, while its lowest value was 8.00 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 23.00
1981 8.00
1982 12.00
1983 9.00
1984 24.00
1985 23.00
1986 55.00
1987 24.00
1988 55.00
1989 60.00
1990 68.00
1991 49.00
1992 59.00
1993 71.00
1994 66.00
1995 83.00
1996 69.00
1997 74.00
1998 79.00
1999 83.00
2000 86.00
2001 91.00
2002 92.00
2003 94.00
2004 95.00
2005 93.00
2006 95.00
2007 86.00
2008 96.00
2009 92.00
2010 93.00
2011 89.00
2012 93.00
2013 85.00
2014 67.00
2015 77.00
2016 86.00
2017 86.00
2018 87.00
2019 90.00
2020 88.00

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