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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in New Zealand was 91.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 99.00 in 1997, while its lowest value was 60.00 in 1986.

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 80.00
1981 77.00
1982 74.00
1983 71.00
1984 67.00
1985 64.00
1986 60.00
1987 67.00
1988 75.00
1989 83.00
1990 90.00
1991 82.00
1992 82.00
1993 85.00
1994 87.00
1995 84.00
1996 92.00
1997 99.00
1998 81.00
1999 83.00
2000 85.00
2001 85.00
2002 84.00
2003 84.00
2004 83.00
2005 82.00
2006 82.00
2007 79.00
2008 86.00
2009 89.00
2010 91.00
2011 93.00
2012 92.00
2013 92.00
2014 93.00
2015 93.00
2016 92.00
2017 93.00
2018 92.00
2019 92.00
2020 91.00

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