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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Latvia was 99.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 99.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 80.00 in 1993.

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
1992 95.00
1993 80.00
1994 81.00
1995 81.00
1996 96.00
1997 97.00
1998 97.00
1999 97.00
2000 97.00
2001 98.00
2002 98.00
2003 98.00
2004 98.00
2005 98.00
2006 98.00
2007 95.00
2008 96.00
2009 92.00
2010 95.00
2011 92.00
2012 90.00
2013 96.00
2014 95.00
2015 96.00
2016 93.00
2017 96.00
2018 98.00
2019 99.00
2020 99.00

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