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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Ireland was 92.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 93.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 10.00 in 1983.

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
1983 10.00
1984 10.00
1985 63.00
1986 65.00
1987 66.00
1988 68.00
1989 78.00
1990 78.00
1991 78.00
1992 78.00
1993 78.00
1994 78.00
1995 77.00
1996 77.00
1997 77.00
1998 77.00
1999 77.00
2000 79.00
2001 73.00
2002 73.00
2003 78.00
2004 81.00
2005 84.00
2006 86.00
2007 87.00
2008 89.00
2009 90.00
2010 90.00
2011 92.00
2012 92.00
2013 93.00
2014 93.00
2015 93.00
2016 92.00
2017 92.00
2018 92.00
2019 91.00
2020 92.00

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