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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Brazil was 79.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 57.00 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/).

See also:

Year Value
1980 57.00
1981 73.00
1982 66.00
1983 68.00
1984 73.00
1985 67.00
1986 67.00
1987 64.00
1988 62.00
1989 60.00
1990 78.00
1991 85.00
1992 91.00
1993 85.00
1994 77.00
1995 87.00
1996 80.00
1997 99.00
1998 95.00
1999 99.00
2000 99.00
2001 99.00
2002 96.00
2003 97.00
2004 97.00
2005 98.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 98.00
2014 97.00
2015 96.00
2016 95.00
2017 91.00
2018 92.00
2019 91.00
2020 79.00

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