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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Canada was 90.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 33 years was 97.00 in 1996, while its lowest value was 70.00 in 1987.

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
1987 70.00
1988 85.00
1989 87.00
1990 89.00
1991 92.00
1992 94.00
1993 96.00
1994 97.00
1995 96.00
1996 97.00
1997 96.00
1998 96.00
1999 96.00
2000 96.00
2001 95.00
2002 95.00
2003 95.00
2004 94.00
2005 94.00
2006 93.00
2007 94.00
2008 93.00
2009 91.00
2010 90.00
2011 88.00
2012 89.00
2013 90.00
2014 90.00
2015 89.00
2016 89.00
2017 90.00
2018 90.00
2019 90.00
2020 90.00

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