Armenia’s progress in the area of Child Health (1990-1997)  

Goals Indicators 1990 1995-1997

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

* Annual number of cases of measles

879

in 1995 - 187

in 1996 – 2027

in 1997-802

Maintenance of a high level of immunization coverage (at least 90%) against Diphtheria and Measles

* % of children immunized against: 

 

 

- Diphtheria

82.3%

88.5%

- Measles

94.8%

91.5%

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

* 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)