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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Equatorial Guinea was 53.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 88.00 in 1990, while its lowest value was 11.00 in 1985.

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
1985 11.00
1986 17.00
1987 32.00
1988 46.00
1989 18.00
1990 88.00
1991 85.00
1992 82.00
1993 79.00
1994 80.00
1995 81.00
1996 81.00
1997 82.00
1998 82.00
1999 51.00
2000 50.00
2001 50.00
2002 49.00
2003 48.00
2004 48.00
2005 47.00
2006 47.00
2007 46.00
2008 45.00
2009 45.00
2010 44.00
2011 46.00
2012 49.00
2013 51.00
2014 53.00
2015 50.00
2016 53.00
2017 53.00
2018 53.00
2019 53.00
2020 53.00

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