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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Cuba was 98.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 48.00 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 48.00
1981 49.00
1982 55.00
1983 94.00
1984 82.00
1985 85.00
1986 80.00
1987 99.00
1988 89.00
1989 98.00
1990 94.00
1991 99.00
1992 99.00
1993 96.00
1994 99.00
1995 99.00
1996 99.00
1997 96.00
1998 99.00
1999 96.00
2000 94.00
2001 96.00
2002 98.00
2003 99.00
2004 99.00
2005 98.00
2006 96.00
2007 97.00
2008 98.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
2020 98.00

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