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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Niger was 79.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 85.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 14.00 in 1989.

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
1981 19.00
1982 18.00
1983 16.00
1984 22.00
1985 27.00
1986 27.00
1987 27.00
1988 24.00
1989 14.00
1990 25.00
1991 28.00
1992 21.00
1993 19.00
1994 19.00
1995 40.00
1996 38.00
1997 35.00
1998 35.00
1999 35.00
2000 37.00
2001 39.00
2002 41.00
2003 43.00
2004 45.00
2005 47.00
2006 53.00
2007 60.00
2008 66.00
2009 69.00
2010 67.00
2011 69.00
2012 75.00
2013 80.00
2014 80.00
2015 85.00
2016 76.00
2017 82.00
2018 77.00
2019 79.00
2020 79.00

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