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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Lithuania was 90.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 98.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 89.00 in 1992.

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 89.00
1993 92.00
1994 93.00
1995 94.00
1996 96.00
1997 96.00
1998 97.00
1999 97.00
2000 97.00
2001 97.00
2002 98.00
2003 98.00
2004 98.00
2005 97.00
2006 97.00
2007 97.00
2008 97.00
2009 96.00
2010 96.00
2011 94.00
2012 93.00
2013 93.00
2014 93.00
2015 94.00
2016 94.00
2017 94.00
2018 92.00
2019 93.00
2020 90.00

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