Coverage for Measles at 2 years old : Again, immunization coverage data for the Ontario school-age population is presented as an alternate indicator for 2 year olds. For a 2-year old to be up-to-date for Measles, one dose of Measles vaccine is required. Ontario results of a 1997 Vaccine Coverage Survey show 95.0% coverage for Measles of school-age children.
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Age specific fertility rate: The age specific fertility rate per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in Ontario was 17.24 in 1997, compared to 20.19 nationally. This represents a decline of 20.0% in Ontario from the 1990 rate of 21.55, and a 20.7% decline nationally from the 1990 rate for Canada of 25.46.
