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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Iceland was 93.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 99.00 in 1997, while its lowest value was 81.00 in 1983.

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
1983 81.00
1984 96.00
1985 96.00
1986 95.00
1987 97.00
1988 99.00
1989 99.00
1990 99.00
1991 99.00
1992 99.00
1993 99.00
1994 98.00
1995 99.00
1996 99.00
1997 99.00
1998 96.00
1999 94.00
2000 91.00
2001 88.00
2002 91.00
2003 93.00
2004 93.00
2005 90.00
2006 95.00
2007 95.00
2008 96.00
2009 92.00
2010 93.00
2011 94.00
2012 90.00
2013 91.00
2014 90.00
2015 93.00
2016 91.00
2017 92.00
2018 93.00
2019 93.00
2020 93.00

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