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Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.1.1–Immunisation rates for vaccines in the national schedule, 2020

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Metadata item type:Help on this termIndicator
Indicator type:Help on this termIndicator
Common name:Help on this term

AHPF PI 2.1.1–Immunisation rates for vaccines in the national schedule, 2020

Short name:Help on this termAHPF PI 2.1.1–Immunisation rates for vaccines in the national schedule, 2020
METEOR identifier:Help on this term728323
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Health, Standard 01/12/2020
Description:Help on this term

The proportion of 1-, 2- and 5-year-olds who have been assessed as fully immunised according to information recorded in the Australian Immunisation Register.

Rationale:Help on this term

Immunisation is highly effective in reducing morbidity and mortality caused by vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningococcal disease and poliomyelitis. Vaccinations are an effective strategy for reducing disease disparities between population groups.

Indicator set:Help on this termAustralian Health Performance Framework, 2020
Health, Standard 13/10/2021

Collection and usage attributes

Computation description:Help on this term

The proportion of 1-, 2- and 5-year-olds who are fully immunised according to the National Immunisation Program Schedule.

Computation:Help on this term

100 × (Numerator ÷ Denominator)

Calculated separately for 1-, 2- and 5-year-old children.

Numerator:Help on this term

1-, 2-, and 5-year old children who are fully vaccinated according to the National Immunisation Program Schedule.

Fully vaccinated 1 year olds who, prior to the age of 12 months were vaccinated against:

  • diphtheria
  • tetanus
  • pertussis (whooping cough)
  • poliomyelitis
  • hepatitis B
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • pneumococcal disease.

Fully vaccinated 2 year olds who, prior to the age of 24 months, were vaccinated against:

  • diphtheria
  • tetanus
  • pertussis (whooping cough)
  • poliomyelitis
  • hepatitis B
  • Haemophilus influenzae type b
  • pneumococcal disease
  • meningococcal C, measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chickenpox).

Fully vaccinated 5 year olds who, prior to the age of 60 months, were vaccinated against:

  • diphtheria
  • tetanus
  • pertussis (whooping cough)
  • poliomyelitis.
Numerator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Data Element

Number of 1-, 2- and 5- year old children fully vaccinated according to the National Immunisation Program schedule.

Data Source

Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)

Guide for use

Data source type: Register

Denominator:Help on this term

Number of 1-, 2- and 5- year old children registered on the Australian Immunisation Register.

Denominator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Data Element

Number of children who turned 1, 2 or 5 years between 1 April and 31 March the following year registered with Medicare on the National Immunisation Register

Data Source

Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)

Guide for use

Data source type: Register

Disaggregation:Help on this term

2012–13 to 2018–19—Nationally, by Indigenous status.

2012–13 to 2018–19—State and territory, by Indigenous status.

2012–13 to 2018–19—Primary Health Network (PHN), by Indigenous status.

Some disaggregation may result in numbers too small for publication.

Disaggregation data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Data Element

Indigenous children who turned 1, 2 or 5 years between 1 April and 31 March registered with Medicare on the National Immunisation Register

Data Source

Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)

Guide for use

Data source type: Register

Data Element / Data Set

Address details cluster

Data Source

Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)

Guide for use

Data source type: Register
Used for disaggregation by state/territory and PHN

Comments:Help on this term

Most recent data available for 2020 Australian Health Performance Framework reporting: 2018–19 (reporting period 1 April to 31 March).

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termPercentage
Data type:Help on this termReal
Unit of measure:Help on this termPerson
Format:Help on this term

N[N].N

Indicator conceptual framework

Framework and dimensions:Help on this term1. Effectiveness

Data source attributes

Data sources:Help on this term
Data Source

Australian Immunisation Register (AIR)

Frequency

Data custodian

Australian Government Department of Health

Accountability attributes

Methodology:Help on this term

A full description of the methodology used can be found in Methodology for measuring Australia's childhood immunisation coverage (O'Brien et al. 1998).

For each age it is assumed that earlier vaccinations in the series have been given.

A change in the definition of fully immunised for 2 year olds occurred from the quarter ending 31 December 2014 when meningococcal C vaccination (given at 12 months), dose 2 measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), and dose 1 varicella vaccination were included in the definition of 'fully immunised'. A second change for this age group occurred from the quarter ending 31 March 2017 when dose 4 diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP) was included in the definition of ‘fully immunised’. The inclusion of these additional vaccines caused decreases in the reported immunisation coverage rates at 2 years of age.

Reporting requirements:Help on this term

Australian Health Performance Framework

Organisation responsible for providing data:Help on this term

Department of Human Services

Release date:Help on this term29/07/2019

Source and reference attributes

Reference documents:Help on this term

O'Brien E D, Sam, G A and Mead C 1998. Methodology for measuring Australia's childhood immunisation coverage. Communicable Diseases Intelligence 22(3):36–37. Viewed 30 October 2019, https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cdi2203-1.

Relational attributes

Related metadata references:Help on this term
Supersedes Australian Health Performance Framework: PI 2.1.1–Immunisation rates for vaccines in the national schedule, 2019
  • Health, Standard 17/04/2020
See also Immunisation rates for children, 2014–15
  • National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09-Immunisation rates for vaccines in the national schedule, 2012
  • Health, Retired 25/06/2013
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