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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Seychelles was 97.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 99.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 29.00 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
1981 29.00
1982 64.00
1983 98.00
1984 77.00
1985 90.00
1986 95.00
1987 95.00
1988 89.00
1989 89.00
1990 86.00
1991 89.00
1992 92.00
1993 92.00
1994 92.00
1995 97.00
1996 98.00
1997 99.00
1998 93.00
1999 99.00
2000 97.00
2001 95.00
2002 98.00
2003 99.00
2004 99.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 97.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 98.00
2013 97.00
2014 99.00
2015 98.00
2016 97.00
2017 99.00
2018 96.00
2019 99.00
2020 97.00

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