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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in North Macedonia was 63.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 98.00 in 2010, while its lowest value was 63.00 in 2020.

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
1993 98.00
1994 88.00
1995 97.00
1996 91.00
1997 98.00
1998 96.00
1999 98.00
2000 97.00
2001 92.00
2002 98.00
2003 96.00
2004 96.00
2005 96.00
2006 94.00
2007 96.00
2008 98.00
2009 96.00
2010 98.00
2011 97.00
2012 96.00
2013 96.00
2014 93.00
2015 89.00
2016 82.00
2017 83.00
2018 75.00
2019 75.00
2020 63.00

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