Global Measles Vaccine Coverage for One-Year-Olds

World Health Organization data on the percentage of one-year-olds receiving their first dose of measles-containing vaccine (MCV1). The dataset likely contains country-level coverage estimates over time, sourced from the WHO Global Health Observatory. The specific temporal coverage and number of records are unknown from the provided metadata.

Use Cases

• Tracking national and regional trends in measles immunization coverage over time (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Modeling the relationship between vaccine coverage and measles outbreak risk (inferred from domain, verify after download)
• Assessing progress towards global immunization targets like those set by WHO and UNICEF (inferred from domain, verify after download)

Strengths

• Published on the WHO Global Health Observatory (who_gho), an authoritative public health source
• Platform tags indicate the dataset is likely structured as tabular time-series data

Limitations

• Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download
• Column definitions, row count, and last update date are unknown
• File formats and sample data are unavailable for preview

Provenance

Source

World Health Organization (WHO)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national administrative reporting systems and surveys.

Time Range

null

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Likely global, with country-level breakdowns.