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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Venezuela was 76.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 98.00 in 2001, while its lowest value was 41.00 in 1984.

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 43.00
1982 45.00
1983 42.00
1984 41.00
1985 56.00
1986 48.00
1987 54.00
1988 51.00
1989 50.00
1990 61.00
1991 63.00
1992 61.00
1993 62.00
1994 94.00
1995 47.00
1996 64.00
1997 68.00
1998 92.00
1999 84.00
2000 84.00
2001 98.00
2002 83.00
2003 83.00
2004 80.00
2005 76.00
2006 82.00
2007 87.00
2008 93.00
2009 87.00
2010 79.00
2011 86.00
2012 87.00
2013 85.00
2014 89.00
2015 92.00
2016 88.00
2017 96.00
2018 74.00
2019 93.00
2020 76.00

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