title: Vaccination Coverage (Children Age 12-23 Months)
unit_of_measure: Percent
linearized_input: Vaccination Coverage (Children Age 12-23 Months) | Percent | (BCG, 88) (DPT 1, 89) (2, 76) (3, 64) (Polio 1, 95) (2, 83) (3, 69) (Measles, 71) (All, 54) (None, 3)
table_text: The percentage of 12-23 month-old children, fully immunized by the time of the survey has increased in the last five years by 15 percentage points, from 46 percent in 1998 to 54 percent in 2003. Only 3 percent have not received any vaccination. Of children age 12-23 months, 88 percent have been vaccinated for tuberculosis (BCG vaccine) and 80 percent for measles. Approximately nine in ten children have received the first doses of DPT and polio vaccines. Currently, almost one-quarter of children who receive the first doses of these two vaccines do not complete the three-dose regime.
target: The percentage of 12-23 month-old children, fully immunized by the time of the survey has increased in the last five years by 15 percentage points, from 46 percent in 1998 to 54 percent in 2003.