1. Immunization currently prevents between 2-3 million deaths every year

2. More children are being immunized worldwide than ever before

3. An estimated 19.5 million children under the age of one year did not receive DTP3 vaccine

4. Important progress has been made in vaccine research and development

5. Meningitis A epidemics nearly eliminated in Africa through immunization

6. Global measles mortality has declined by 84%

7. Region of the Americas declared free of measles

8. The world is closer than ever to eradicating polio

9. Maternal and neonatal tenanus eliminated in the WHO Regions of the Americas and South-East Asia

10. Vaccines serve as a frontline defense against antimicrobial resistance.

For further information :

https://www.who.int/features/factfiles/immunization/en/