Infographic: The Global Impact of Vaccines in Reducing Vaccine-Preventable Disease Morbidity and Mortality
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1988-2015
Wild Poliovirus Cases (thousands)
Afghanistan, Pakistan: Only remaining polio endemic countries in the world, 2015
1991: Last case in Americas Region
1997: Last case in Western Pacific Region
1998: Last case in Europe Region
1999: Last type 2 poliovirus in the world
2011: Last case in South-East Asia Region
2014: Last case in Africa Region
Region = WHO regions
Source: Global Polio Eradication Initiative
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2000-2014
Annual estimated measles deaths declined 79%, from 546,800 to 114,900.
Annual estimated deaths since introduction of vaccine:
- 2000: 546,800 estimated measles deaths
- 2014: 114,900 estimated measles deaths
- 79% decline
17.1 million deaths averted by measles vaccination.
Source: MMWR 2015; 64:1246-51
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2011-2020
Estimated deaths averted with vaccines in low-income countries
Total estimated number of deaths averted, 2011-2020: 23.3 million
- Measles vaccine:
- Measles 1st dose: 10.3 million
- Measles 2nd dose: 0.3 million
- Measles supplementary immunization activities: 2.9 million
- Diseases with new or underutilized vaccines:
- Hepatitis B: 4.8 million
- Haemophilus influenzae type b: 14 million
- Pneunococcus: 1.5 million
- Rotavirus: 0.8 million
- Human papillomavirus: 0.5 million
- Yellow fever: 35,000
- Meningococcal A meningitis: 250,000
- Japanese encephalitis: 65,000
- Rubella: 0.4 million
Source: Vaccine 2013; 18;31 (Suppl 2): B61-72
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