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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Paraguay was 80.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 96.00 in 1993, while its lowest value was 16.00 in 1981.

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
1980 19.00
1981 16.00
1982 26.00
1983 37.00
1984 62.00
1985 48.00
1986 46.00
1987 56.00
1988 63.00
1989 58.00
1990 69.00
1991 74.00
1992 87.00
1993 96.00
1994 76.00
1995 75.00
1996 81.00
1997 61.00
1998 71.00
1999 82.00
2000 92.00
2001 90.00
2002 86.00
2003 91.00
2004 91.00
2005 91.00
2006 91.00
2007 91.00
2008 91.00
2009 91.00
2010 93.00
2011 91.00
2012 88.00
2013 88.00
2014 84.00
2015 78.00
2016 85.00
2017 92.00
2018 93.00
2019 87.00
2020 80.00

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