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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Malta was 95.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 99.00 in 2013, while its lowest value was 10.00 in 1984.

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
1984 10.00
1985 10.00
1986 35.00
1987 59.00
1988 41.00
1989 86.00
1990 80.00
1991 90.00
1992 92.00
1993 90.00
1994 71.00
1995 51.00
1996 51.00
1997 56.00
1998 60.00
1999 67.00
2000 74.00
2001 70.00
2002 65.00
2003 90.00
2004 94.00
2005 86.00
2006 94.00
2007 79.00
2008 78.00
2009 82.00
2010 73.00
2011 84.00
2012 93.00
2013 99.00
2014 98.00
2015 89.00
2016 93.00
2017 91.00
2018 96.00
2019 96.00
2020 95.00

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