Armenia’s progress in the area of Child Health (1990-1997)
| Goals | Indicators | 1990 | 1995-1997 |
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Reduction by 95% in measles deaths, 90% in measles cases compared to pre-immunization levels |
* Annual number of under-five deaths due to measles |
None on record |
None on record |
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* Annual number of cases of measles |
879 |
in 1995 - 187 |
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in 1996 – 2027 |
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in 1997-802 |
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Maintenance of a high level of immunization coverage (at least 90%) against Diphtheria and Measles |
* % of children immunized against: |
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- Diphtheria |
82.3% |
88.5% |
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- Measles |
94.8% |
91.5% |
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For
children under the age of five years,
reduction by: * 50% in the
deaths
due to Diarrhea * 25% in the Diarrhea incidence rate |
* Cause-specific mortality rate for diarrhea for children under 1. |
2.2 |
1.3 |
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* Proportion of diarrhea episodes in under-fives treated with ORS |
No data |
1.3 |
Source: A Situation Analysis of Children and Women in Armenia, 1998 (Government of Armenia, UNICEF, Save the Children)