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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Palau was 93.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 99.00 in 2013, while its lowest value was 32.00 in 1993.

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
1986 98.00
1987 98.00
1988 99.00
1989 98.00
1990 98.00
1991 98.00
1992 94.00
1993 32.00
1994 41.00
1995 99.00
1996 99.00
1997 83.00
1998 74.00
1999 96.00
2000 83.00
2001 91.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 99.00
2005 98.00
2006 98.00
2007 91.00
2008 97.00
2009 75.00
2010 39.00
2011 85.00
2012 91.00
2013 99.00
2014 83.00
2015 95.00
2016 96.00
2017 93.00
2018 90.00
2019 97.00
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