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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Congo was 68.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 83.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 18.00 in 1997.

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 49.00
1981 49.00
1982 55.00
1983 59.00
1984 52.00
1985 67.00
1986 69.00
1987 69.00
1988 73.00
1989 75.00
1990 75.00
1991 64.00
1992 60.00
1993 55.00
1994 47.00
1995 38.00
1996 42.00
1997 18.00
1998 21.00
1999 23.00
2000 34.00
2001 35.00
2002 37.00
2003 50.00
2004 65.00
2005 54.00
2006 61.00
2007 59.00
2008 69.00
2009 63.00
2010 75.00
2011 83.00
2012 80.00
2013 80.00
2014 80.00
2015 80.00
2016 67.00
2017 70.00
2018 75.00
2019 73.00
2020 68.00

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