Measles Immunisation

Produced by the SASI group (Sheffield) and Mark Newman (Michigan)

An effective measles vaccine has

existed for the past 40 years. In 2002
an estimated 75% of one year olds
were vaccinated worldwide against
this highly contagious disease. Measles
can be anything from mildly
unpleasant to fatal. Undernourished
people and those living with a poor
health infrastructure (which hinders
vaccination programmes) are at
greater risk from measles.
In 2002, the most measles vaccinations
occurred in India, China and the
United States. The largest numbers of
un-vaccinated infants live in India,
China and Nigeria.

Territory size shows the proportion of all children

vaccinated against measles worldwide living there.

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40
30
20

Japan

North America

Western Europe

50

Eastern Europe

60

South America

70

Eastern Asia

80

Middle East

90

percentage of infants vaccinated against measles

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MEASLES IMMUNISATION

100

Asia Pacific

Value
48
47
47
46
45
44
40
37
35
33

Southern Asia

Territory
Niger
Guinea-Bissau
Timor-Leste
Burkina Faso
Dem Republic Congo
Vanuatu
Nigeria
Congo
Central African Republic
Mali

Central Africa

Rank
191
192
192
194
195
196
197
198
199
200

Northern Africa

Technical notes
Data are from the United Nations Development
Programmes 2004 Human Development Report.
Information about measles was sourced from a
World Health Organisation measles fact sheet.
See website for further information.

Value
55
55
55
54
54
53
52
52
51
49

% infants vaccinated 2002

Land area

Territory
Chad
Lao People's D Republic
Gabon
Guinea
Senegal
Haiti
Ethiopia
Cambodia
Equatorial Guinea
Sudan

Southeastern Africa

LOWEST MEASLES VACCINATION RATES

Rank
181
181
181
184
184
186
187
187
189
190

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Maison Chansa, 2006

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