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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Korea was 98.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 99.00 in 2014, while its lowest value was 4.00 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 4.00
1981 5.00
1982 5.00
1983 33.00
1984 61.00
1985 89.00
1986 89.00
1987 82.00
1988 70.00
1989 95.00
1990 93.00
1991 93.00
1992 93.00
1993 92.00
1994 92.00
1995 93.00
1996 89.00
1997 85.00
1998 85.00
1999 90.00
2000 95.00
2001 96.00
2002 97.00
2003 96.00
2004 99.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 92.00
2008 92.00
2009 93.00
2010 98.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 98.00
2016 98.00
2017 97.00
2018 98.00
2019 98.00

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