TABLE 1. Estimated coverage* with the first and second dose of measles-containing vaccine, vaccination schedule,† number of reported measles cases,§ and measles incidence,¶,** by country — World Health Organization South-East Asia Region, 2003 and 2020.
Country | 2003 |
2020 |
% Change, 2003–2020 |
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MCV schedule† and vaccine type |
WHO/UNICEF estimated coverage,* % |
No. of reported measles cases§ | Measles incidence¶,** | MCV schedule† and vaccine type |
WHO/UNICEF estimated coverage,* % |
No. of reported measles cases§ | Measles incidence¶,** | MCV1 coverage | Measles incidence** | |||||
MCV1 | MCV2 | MCV1 | MCV2 | MCV1 | MCV2 | MCV1 | MCV2 | |||||||
Bangladesh |
M, 9 mos |
—†† |
76 |
—†† |
4,067 |
29.8 |
MR, 9 mos |
MR, 15 mos |
97 |
93 |
2,410 |
14.4 |
28 |
−52 |
Bhutan |
M, 9 mos |
—†† |
88 |
—†† |
0 |
0.0 |
MMR, 9 mos |
MMR, 24 mos |
93 |
92 |
0 |
0.0 |
6 |
0 |
Burma§§ |
M, 9 mos |
—†† |
80 |
—†† |
830 |
17.7 |
MR, 9 mos |
MR, 18 mos |
91 |
90 |
444 |
8.3 |
14 |
−53 |
India |
M, 9 mos |
—†† |
60 |
—†† |
47,147 |
42.2 |
MR, 9 mos |
MR, 16–24 mos |
89 |
81 |
5,604 |
4.0 |
48 |
−91 |
Indonesia |
M, 9 mos |
M, 7 yrs¶¶ |
74 |
21¶¶ |
24,457 |
109.6 |
MR, 9 mos |
MR, 18 mos*** |
76 |
60 |
524 |
1.9 |
3 |
−98 |
Maldives |
M, 9 mos |
—†† |
96 |
—†† |
75 |
252.3 |
MR, 9 mos |
MMR, 18 mos |
99 |
96 |
15 |
29.2 |
3 |
−88 |
Nepal |
M, 9 mos |
—†† |
75 |
—†† |
13,344 |
519.6 |
MR, 9 mos |
MR, 15 mos |
87 |
74 |
388 |
13.2 |
16 |
−97 |
North Korea |
M, 9 mos |
—†† |
95 |
—†† |
0 |
0.0 |
MR, 9 mos |
MR, 15 mos |
99 |
99 |
0 |
0.0 |
4 |
0 |
Sri Lanka |
M, 9–12 mos††† |
MR, 3 yrs |
99 |
90 |
65 |
3.4 |
MMR, 1 yr |
MMR, 3 yrs |
96 |
96 |
2 |
0.1 |
−3 |
−97 |
Thailand |
M, 9 mos |
MMR, 6 yrs |
96 |
92 |
4,519 |
69.8 |
MMR, 9 mos |
MMR, 2.5 yrs |
96 |
87 |
NR§§§ |
—¶¶¶ |
0 |
—¶¶¶ |
Timor-Leste |
M, 9 mos |
—†† |
55 |
—†† |
94 |
101.4 |
MR, 9 mos |
MR, 18 mos |
79 |
78 |
2 |
1.5 |
44 |
−99 |
Region overall | NA | NA | 65 | 6 | 94,598 | 57.0 | NA | NA | 88 | 80 | 9,389 | 4.8 | 35 | −92 |
Abbreviations: JRF = Joint Reporting Form; M = measles; MCV = measles-containing vaccine; MCV1 = first dose of MCV in routine immunization; MCV2 = second dose of MCV in routine immunization; MMR = measles-mumps-rubella; MR = measles-rubella; NA = not applicable; NR = not reported; WHO = World Health Organization.
* Data were from WHO and UNICEF estimates, 2021 revision (as of July 2022). http://immunizationdata.who.int
† As reported to WHO/UNICEF on JRFs for the year.
§ JRF was submitted to WHO and UNICEF by member states with the official immunization data and the number of measles cases in the country for the year.
¶ Measles incidence is calculated based on the reported measles cases and population by member states through WHO/UNICEF JRF.
** Cases per 1 million population.
†† MCV2 was not introduced into routine immunization.
§§ MMWR uses the U.S. Department of State’s short-form name “Burma”; WHO uses “Myanmar.”
¶¶ Subnational introduction in schools of West Java at age 7 years.
*** MCV third dose administered in schools at grade 1.
††† Changed in 2011 from age 9 months to 9–12 months.
§§§ Thailand did not report measles case data to the JRF in 2020.
¶¶¶ Could not be calculated.