RATES OF COVERAGE WITH MEASLES VACCINE
Country 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Antigua and Barbuda* 48. 73. 69. 80. 86. 95. 95. 89. -- -- --
Barbados 55. 84. 88. 84. -- 84. -- 87. 87. 90. 92.
Dominica* 63. 85. 93. 97. 87. 89. 88. -- 98. -- 100.
Dominican Republic 23. 19. 24. -- 71. 26. 46. 96. 48. 75. 100.
Grenada* 7. 31. 49. 62. 77. 58. 89. 85. 96. 73. --
Haiti -- 8. 21. -- 26. 63. 31. 31. -- -- --
Jamaica 15. 60. 64. 36. 62. 68. 71. 74. 68. 63. 72.
Montserrat* 83. 88. 41. 55. 78. 86. 89. 99. 99. 100. --
St. Kitts and Nevis* -- 85. 91. 96. 91. 77. 90. 99. 99. 99. 100.
St. Lucia 36. 60. 68. 91. 81. 82. 91. 82. -- 72. 94.
St. Vincent and Grens.* 59. 92. 91. 88. 91. 97. 99. 96. 99. 100. 100.
Trinidad and Tobago -- 10. 32. 42. 68. 76. 59. 70. 70. -- --
CARIBBEAN 21.7 19.6 28.7 40.1 51.1 49.5 43.3 64.6 54.8 73.1 94.2
Belize* 43. 44. 49. 81. 64. 70. 71. 81. 74. 72. --
Costa Rica 82. 76. 81. 55. 90. 97. 88. 90. 96. 85. --
El Salvador 46. 41. 71. 51. 87. 63. 67. 75. 53. 55. 87.
Guatemala 9. 24. 23. 47. 24. 54. 53. 68. 48. 58. 68.
Honduras 49. 44. 53. 60. 89. 76. 86. 90. 86. 89. 94.
Nicaragua 37. 42. 49. 61. 44. 55. 62. 82. 54. 73. 84.
Panama 60. 65. 83. 73. 78. 75. 76. 99. 80. 71. 82.
CENTRAL AMERICA 36.5 40.4 49.5 54.5 58.9 64.8 67.3 79.1 62.8 68.4 80.2
Argentina 55. 66. 67. 87. 81. 68. 77. 95. 99. 89. 95.
Bolivia 13. 20. 21. 17. 33. 44. 58. 53. 73. 80. 81.
Brazil 67. 80. 63. 55. 55. 60. 56. 78. 83. 84. 78.
Chile 92. 100. 92. 91. 92. 95. 89. 98. 93. 67. 93.
Colombia 43. 49. 53. 56. 59. 74. 73. 82. 75. 74. 92.
Ecuador 34. 54. 54. 49. 46. 52. 57. 61. 54. 66. 73.
Guyana 44. 56. 40. 42. 52. 55. 69. 73. 76. 73. 79.
Paraguay 37. 62. 46. 46. 56. 63. 59. 69. 74. 86. 96.
Peru 28. 35. 52. 38. 35. 50. 52. 64. 51. 79. 75.
Uruguay 65. 66. 59. 82. 80. 72. 76. 82. -- -- --
Venezuela 42. 41. 56. 48. 57. 49. 44. 62. 54. 61. 63.
SOUTH AMERICA 56.0 66.5 59.3 53.1 54.5 60.8 58.6 75.0 75.2 79.5 80.6
Mexico 23. 21. 64. 60. 59. 70. 85. 78. 78. 92. 91.
LAC REGION 45.9 51.9 58.1 54.7 55.8 62.7 64.7 75.6 74.0 81.1 83.3
Source: Center for International Health Information, 3/94
Definition: An estimate of the proportion of surviving infants who received a dose of measles vaccine before thier
first birthday.
Note: Countries marked with an (*) are not included in the aggregates because estimates of the number of surviving
infants were not available for countries as small as these.
All data are drawn from annual reports published by the World Health Organization except for the following:
a) 1989 data for Belize are from the Annual Report, Medical Stats. Office, MOH, 1989; b) 1989 data for Bolivia are from
the 1989 Demog. and Health Survey; c) 1989 data for Ecuador are from the EPI National Program Monitoring System; d) 1991
data for the Dom. Republic are from the 1992 Demog. and Health Survey; e) 1987 data for Haiti are from the study "Survie
et Sante de l'Enfant en Haiti," 1989 data are from the PAHO Database as of 5/8/90; f) 1987 data for Honduras are from the
National Nutruition Survey, 1987; g) 1989 data for Jamaica are from the PAHO Database as of 5/8/90; h) 1987 data for
Mexico are from the Encuesta Nacional Sobre Fecundidad, 1987 Demog. and Health Survey; i) 1985-88 data for Peru are a
reevaluation of historical data performed by a PAHO/UNICEF Review Commision as cited in USAID/Peru Memo 8/1/90,
1989 data are MOH Program data as cited in USAID/Peru fax #31-2700, 1991 data are from 1991/1992 Demog. and Health
Survey; 1992 data are from the MOH as cited in USAID/Peru fax dated 2/24/92; j) 1989 data for Trinidad and Tobago are
from PAHO Database as of 4/8/90; k) 1989 data for Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia are from the PAHO Database
as of 5/8/90; l) 1993 data are from PAHO and are provisional