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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Mauritius was 89.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 99.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 34.00 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 34.00
1983 53.00
1984 55.00
1985 67.00
1986 71.00
1987 69.00
1988 73.00
1989 80.00
1990 76.00
1991 88.00
1992 84.00
1993 84.00
1994 85.00
1995 89.00
1996 61.00
1997 87.00
1998 85.00
1999 80.00
2000 84.00
2001 90.00
2002 84.00
2003 91.00
2004 98.00
2005 98.00
2006 99.00
2007 98.00
2008 98.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 98.00
2015 99.00
2016 92.00
2017 89.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
2020 89.00

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