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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Uruguay was 95.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.00 in 1999, while its lowest value was 50.00 in 1980.

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 50.00
1981 55.00
1982 52.00
1983 65.00
1984 66.00
1985 59.00
1986 82.00
1987 88.00
1988 72.00
1989 82.00
1990 97.00
1991 96.00
1992 93.00
1993 90.00
1994 90.00
1995 90.00
1996 89.00
1997 92.00
1998 96.00
1999 99.00
2000 89.00
2001 94.00
2002 95.00
2003 95.00
2004 95.00
2005 95.00
2006 94.00
2007 96.00
2008 95.00
2009 94.00
2010 95.00
2011 95.00
2012 96.00
2013 96.00
2014 96.00
2015 96.00
2016 95.00
2017 96.00
2018 97.00
2019 96.00
2020 95.00

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