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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Lebanon was 74.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 89.00 in 1997, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 1982.

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
1982 1.00
1983 8.00
1984 16.00
1985 23.00
1986 30.00
1987 39.00
1988 48.00
1989 58.00
1990 61.00
1991 65.00
1992 76.00
1993 88.00
1994 88.00
1995 85.00
1996 85.00
1997 89.00
1998 83.00
1999 77.00
2000 71.00
2001 65.00
2002 59.00
2003 53.00
2004 58.00
2005 63.00
2006 69.00
2007 74.00
2008 79.00
2009 80.00
2010 80.00
2011 81.00
2012 81.00
2013 82.00
2014 82.00
2015 82.00
2016 82.00
2017 82.00
2018 82.00
2019 82.00
2020 74.00

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