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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Egypt was 94.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 98.00 in 2006, while its lowest value was 41.00 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 41.00
1981 41.00
1982 41.00
1983 41.00
1984 47.00
1985 74.00
1986 78.00
1987 76.00
1988 85.00
1989 86.00
1990 86.00
1991 89.00
1992 89.00
1993 89.00
1994 89.00
1995 89.00
1996 92.00
1997 92.00
1998 98.00
1999 96.00
2000 98.00
2001 97.00
2002 97.00
2003 98.00
2004 97.00
2005 98.00
2006 98.00
2007 97.00
2008 92.00
2009 95.00
2010 96.00
2011 96.00
2012 93.00
2013 96.00
2014 93.00
2015 92.00
2016 95.00
2017 94.00
2018 94.00
2019 95.00
2020 94.00

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