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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
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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Immunization: WHO and UNICEF, unpublished data.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
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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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