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Poor who do better than rich


Per capita GNP below $1000,         
measles coverage 90% or more	    

	  Per capita    %	    
              GNP($)    immunized	
                1993    1993		
---------------------------------  
Korea, Dem.	970	99	   
Tajikistan	470	97	   
Macedonia	780	96	   
China		490	94	   
Honduras	580	94	   
Viet Nam	170	93	   
Armenia		660	93	   
Kyrgyzstan	830	93	   
Malawi		220	92	   
Uzbekistan	960	91
Indonesia	730	90
Sources: GNP: The World Bank, The World Bank Atlas 1995, 1994. Immunization: WHO and UNICEF, unpublished data.

Per capita GNP above $1500,
measles coverage 70% or less

     Per capita	 %
         GNP($)	 immunized
           1993	 1993
--------------------------
Germany	  23560  70*
Algeria	   1650	 69
Japan	  31450	 69
Lebanon	   2150	 65*
Gabon	   4050	 65
Venezuela  2840	 63
Botswana   2590	 60
Austria	  23120	 60
Italy	  19620	 50
*Although Germany and Lebanon feature on the list of countries with low measles coverage for GNP, immunization has been increasing steeply in both countries. Coverage in Germany was 50% in 1990 and 70% in 1993. Lebanon has lifted coverage from 39% to 65% over the same period.

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