Indicator specification
Immunisation rates for children in 2016–17
This measure compares the percentage of children fully immunised that reside in a geographic area.
| Summary | |
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| Name |
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| Description | The percentage of all children fully immunised |
| Indicator disaggregation |
The indicator is reported by:
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| Results | Web update: Immunisation rates for children in 2016–17 |
| Data sources | |
| Data sources | Immunisation data aggregated at the postcode level were extracted from the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) on 5 September 2017. |
| Indicator description and calculation | |
| Numerator | The number of children in the population fully immunised for each age according to the definition of fully immunised as per the National Immunisation Program Schedule. The current definition of fully immunised for measuring coverage rates includes vaccination against: hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenzae type b, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, pneumococcal disease, varicella and meningococcal C. For each age it is assumed that earlier vaccinations in the series have been received. |
| Denominator | Number of children who turned each age in the eligible population i.e. those children who are registered with Medicare on the AIR. |
| Calculation | 100 × (Numerator ÷ denominator) |
| Suppression rules |
The following suppression rules were applied:
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