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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Sweden was 97.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 98.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 88.00 in 1980.

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 88.00
1981 92.00
1982 91.00
1983 93.00
1984 94.00
1985 94.00
1986 94.00
1987 94.00
1988 95.00
1989 95.00
1990 96.00
1991 96.00
1992 96.00
1993 97.00
1994 97.00
1995 97.00
1996 96.00
1997 96.00
1998 94.00
1999 89.00
2000 91.00
2001 94.00
2002 95.00
2003 95.00
2004 96.00
2005 96.00
2006 97.00
2007 96.00
2008 96.00
2009 97.00
2010 97.00
2011 97.00
2012 98.00
2013 97.00
2014 97.00
2015 98.00
2016 97.00
2017 97.00
2018 97.00
2019 97.00
2020 97.00

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