St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 99.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 99.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 40.00 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 40.00
1983 59.00
1984 92.00
1985 74.00
1986 88.00
1987 91.00
1988 97.00
1989 99.00
1990 96.00
1991 99.00
1992 99.00
1993 99.00
1994 99.00
1995 99.00
1996 99.00
1997 99.00
1998 99.00
1999 87.00
2000 96.00
2001 98.00
2002 99.00
2003 94.00
2004 99.00
2005 97.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 97.00
2012 94.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
2020 99.00

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