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. 2022 Aug 19;71(33):1042–1046. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7133a2

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
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.