Erratum: childhood immunisation coverage

These tables have been reproduced due to icorrect data being extracted in earlier reports.

Page last updated: 18 September 2009

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Due to a calculation error by ACIR, the coverage estimates for the past 5 quarters for the 5-year age group have been incorrect. Assessment was made at 66 months rather than 60 months, which inflated the estimates. The age of assessment for vaccines due at 4 years of age makes a critical difference to coverage estimates for these vaccines. Corrected tables are reproduced below. The change in fully immunised status has not been calculated for Table 1.

 

Table 1:  Percentage of children immunised at 5 years of age, preliminary results by disease and state or territory for the birth cohort 1 October to 31 December 2002; assessment date 31 March 2008

Vaccine
State or territory Aust
  ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA
Total number of children
1,062
22,069
876
13,108
4,356
1,488
16,088
6,570
65,617
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (%)
86.7
77.2
80.8
81.5
75.2
80.9
83.8
78.3
79.9
Poliomyelitis (%)
86.5
76.9
80.8
81.3
74.8
80.6
83.7
78.0
79.7
Measles, mumps, rubella (%)
86.2
76.7
81.5
81.2
74.6
80.5
83.5
77.9
79.5
Fully immunised (%)
85.8
76.2
80.4
80.6
74.1
79.8
83.1
77.2
79.0

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Table 2:  Percentage of children immunised at 5 years of age, preliminary results by disease and state or territory for the birth cohort 1 January to 31 March 2003; assessment date 30 June 2008

Vaccine
State or territory Aust
  ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA
Total number of children
1,028
21,494
942
13,525
4,293
1,420
15,502
6,615
64,819
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (%)
87.6
80.2
81.6
82.5
73.5
81.1
85.1
77.9
81.3
Poliomyelitis (%)
87.2
79.9
81.6
82.3
73.5
80.9
85.0
77.6
81.1
Measles, mumps, rubella (%)
86.7
79.6
81.2
82.2
73.5
80.6
84.6
77.7
80.9
Fully immunised (%)
86.4
79.1
80.7
81.7
73.0
79.9
84.3
76.8
80.4
Change in fully immunised since last quarter (%)
+0.6
+2.9
+0.3
+1.1
-1.1
+0.2
+1.2
-0.3
+1.4

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Table 3:  Percentage of children immunised at 5 years of age, preliminary results by disease and state or territory for the birth cohort 1 April to 30 June 2003; assessment date 30 September 2008

Vaccine
State or territory Aust
  ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA
Total number of children
998
22,128
937
13,897
4,482
1,362
15,877
6,719
66,400
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (%)
88.3
77.1
80.8
82.0
75.6
82.6
82.1
78.0
79.6
Poliomyelitis (%)
88.1
76.9
80.7
81.8
75.2
82.7
82.0
77.9
79.4
Measles, mumps, rubella (%)
87.6
76.6
80.8
81.6
75.2
82.3
81.7
77.7
79.2
Fully immunised (%)
87.4
76.2
80.2
81.2
74.8
82.0
81.3
77.0
78.8
Change in fully immunised since last quarter (%)
+1.0
-2.9
-0.5
-0.6
+1.8
+2.1
-3.1
+0.1
-1.7

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Table 4:  Percentage of children immunised at 5 years of age, preliminary results by disease and state or territory for the birth cohort 1 July to 30 September 2003; assessment date 31 December 2008

Vaccine
State or territory Aust
  ACT NSW NT Qld SA Tas Vic WA
Total number of children
1,106
23,056
815
14,277
4,807
1,494
16,903
6,706
69,164
Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (%)
85.8
75.7
85.5
82.3
76.0
81.6
84.6
81.2
80.2
Poliomyelitis (%)
86.0
75.7
85.4
82.2
75.9
81.5
84.5
81.0
80.1
Measles, mumps, rubella (%)
85.7
75.5
84.9
81.8
75.8
81.1
84.1
80.7
79.8
Fully immunised (%)
85.3
75.0
84.8
81.4
75.5
80.8
83.8
80.1
79.4
Change in fully immunised since last quarter (%)
-2.1
-1.2
+4.6
+0.3
+0.6
-1.2
+2.5
+3.2
+0.6

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