Vaccination Status of Children Aged 12-23 Months
Data as of 2016Proportion of children aged 12-23 months with complete, incomplete, or no vaccination against vaccine-preventable childhood diseases, at national and state level, with a breakdown by sex at national level.
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How is this data produced?
This data is tabulated based on survey records collected via the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS), which is conducted by the Ministry of Health once every 4 years. Figures are from NHMS 2016: Maternal and Child Health.
Vaccination status refers to vaccination against vaccine-preventable childhood diseases before the survey and by the child's first birthday. Complete vaccination is verified where it is confirmed by the child's health record, and self-reported where it is reported by the parent or caregiver without a record.
What caveats I should bear in mind when using this data?
These are survey estimates, and are not comparable with the administrative immunisation coverage rates published by the Ministry of Health. Figures for Sabah include W.P. Labuan. A breakdown by sex is available at national level only.
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Dataset description
Proportion of children aged 12-23 months with complete, incomplete, or no vaccination against vaccine-preventable childhood diseases, at national and state level, with a breakdown by sex at national level.
Variable definitions
- Date
- State
- Sex
- Vaccination Status
- Prevalence
Name in Dataset | Variable | Definition |
|---|---|---|
date (Date) | Date | The date in YYYY-MM-DD format, with MM-DD set to 01-01 as this is annual data |
state (Categorical) | State | One of 15 states (Sabah includes W.P. Labuan), or Malaysia |
sex (Categorical) | Sex | Either both sexes ('both'), male ('male') or female ('female'); by sex at national level only |
status (Categorical) | Vaccination Status | One of 'complete_verified' (complete, verified by health record), 'complete_self_reported' (complete, reported without a record), 'incomplete', or 'unvaccinated' |
prevalence (Float) | Prevalence | Percentage of children aged 12-23 months with the given vaccination status |
Last updated:
11 Oct 2026, 12:00
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- Ministry of Health Malaysia
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This data is made open under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). A copy of the license is available Here.
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# If not already installed, do: pip install pandas fastparquet
import pandas as pd
URL_DATA = 'https://storage.data.gov.my/healthcare/infant_immunisation_status.parquet'
df = pd.read_parquet(URL_DATA)
if 'date' in df.columns: df['date'] = pd.to_datetime(df['date'])
print(df)Sample OpenAPI query
The following code is an example of how to make an API query to retrieve the data catalogue mentioned above. You can use different programming languages by switching the code accordingly. For a complete guide on possible query parameters and syntax, please refer to the official Open API Documentation.
import requests
import pprint
url = "https://api.data.gov.my/data-catalogue?id=infant_immunisation_status&limit=3"
response_json = requests.get(url=url).json()
pprint.pprint(response_json)
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