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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Italy was 92.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 94.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 43.00 in 1990.

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
1990 43.00
1991 50.00
1992 50.00
1993 50.00
1994 50.00
1995 50.00
1996 55.00
1997 57.00
1998 55.00
1999 70.00
2000 74.00
2001 77.00
2002 81.00
2003 84.00
2004 86.00
2005 87.00
2006 88.00
2007 90.00
2008 90.00
2009 90.00
2010 91.00
2011 90.00
2012 90.00
2013 90.00
2014 87.00
2015 85.00
2016 87.00
2017 92.00
2018 93.00
2019 94.00
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