Children fully immunised at the age of 54 months in New Zealand
By district health board, year ended June 2023, % of children within age group
| District health board | % of children within group |
|---|---|
| Auckland | 67.5% |
| Bay of Plenty | 60.999999999999999% |
| Canterbury | 81.1% |
| Capital & Coast | 76.1% |
| Counties Manukau | 61.9% |
| Hawke's Bay | 51.000000000000001% |
| Hutt | 74.1% |
| Lakes | 56.9% |
| MidCentral | 63.4% |
| Nelson Marlborough | 72.999999999999998% |
| Northland | 50.2% |
| South Canterbury | 76.4% |
| Southern | 77.1% |
| Tairāwhiti | 58.8% |
| Taranaki | 68.7% |
| Waikato | 53.4% |
| Wairarapa | 75.2% |
| Waitematā | 64.000000000000001% |
| West Coast | 70.7% |
| Whanganui | 67.000000000000004% |
Definitions
Number eligible: the number of children who turned one of the milestone ages in the reporting period.
Fully immunised for age: the number of eligible children who have completed all of their age appropriate immunisations by the time they turned the milestone age.
DHB: District Health Board. Boundaries can be found here: http://www.health.govt.nz/new-zealand-health-system/key-health-sector-organisations-and-people/district-health-boards/location-boundaries-map
Data calculation/treatment
Immunisation coverage is measured at ‘milestone ages’ using National Immunisation Register (NIR) data. The milestone ages are six months, eight months, 12 months (one year), 18 months, 24 months (two years), 54 months (four and a half years) and five years of age.
For more information
Please find immunisation schedule: here https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/preventative-health-wellness/immunisation/new-zealand-immunisation-schedule
Inclusions
Coverage figures include Pneumococcal vaccine.
Data provided by
Dataset name
National Immunisation Register: Immunisation coverage data 12-month reporting period June 2023
Webpage:
How to find the data
At URL provided, download '1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023' under the 'Immunisation coverage data – 12-month reporting period' heading.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: National Immunisation Register: Immunisation coverage data 12-month reporting period June 2023
From the dataset National Immunisation Register: Immunisation coverage data 12-month reporting period June 2023, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: Ethnicity
- Range:
D17:U191 - Provided: 2,646 data points
This data forms the table Health - Immunisation coverage by ethnic group and DHB at milestone ages Year ended June 2023.
Dataset originally released on:
July 10, 2023
About this dataset
This data shows the immunisation coverage for children who turned the milestone age during the 12 month reporting period ending June 2023, and who have completed their age appropriate immunisations.