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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Senegal was 88.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 93.00 in 2016, while its lowest value was 48.00 in 1989.

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 71.00
1987 66.00
1988 60.00
1989 48.00
1990 51.00
1991 54.00
1992 57.00
1993 58.00
1994 59.00
1995 80.00
1996 70.00
1997 65.00
1998 62.00
1999 60.00
2000 48.00
2001 48.00
2002 54.00
2003 60.00
2004 57.00
2005 74.00
2006 80.00
2007 84.00
2008 77.00
2009 79.00
2010 81.00
2011 84.00
2012 83.00
2013 84.00
2014 80.00
2015 80.00
2016 93.00
2017 90.00
2018 86.00
2019 89.00
2020 88.00

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