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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Switzerland was 97.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 97.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 70.00 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
1986 70.00
1987 70.00
1988 70.00
1989 90.00
1990 90.00
1991 83.00
1992 83.00
1993 83.00
1994 83.00
1995 83.00
1996 83.00
1997 83.00
1998 81.00
1999 82.00
2000 82.00
2001 82.00
2002 82.00
2003 82.00
2004 82.00
2005 87.00
2006 87.00
2007 87.00
2008 92.00
2009 92.00
2010 92.00
2011 93.00
2012 93.00
2013 93.00
2014 94.00
2015 94.00
2016 94.00
2017 95.00
2018 95.00
2019 95.00
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