Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Child immunization, DPT, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received DPT vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine. Development relevance: Immunization is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions, and ??is an essential component for reducing under-five mortality. Immunization coverage estimates are used to monitor coverage of immunization services and to guide disease eradication and elimination efforts. Limitations and exceptions: In many developing countries a lack of precise information on the size of the cohort of one-year-old children makes immunization coverage difficult to estimate from program statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Governments in developing countries usually finance immunization against measles and diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (DTP) as part of the basic public health package. The data shown here are based on an assessment of national immunization coverage rates by the WHO and UNICEF. The assessment considered both administrative data from service providers and household survey data on children's immunization histories. Based on the data available, consideration of potential biases, and contributions of local experts, the most likely true level of immunization coverage was determined for each year. Notes on regional and global aggregates: When the vaccine is not introduced in a national immunization schedule, the missing value is assumed zero (or close to zero) in the relevant groups' averages.
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The World Bank
Origin
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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63
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Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)
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1970
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1972
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1974
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1980 34.6735771
1981 39.80605292
1982 44.71593957
1983 47.69090865
1984 55.95330589
1985 54.48829686
1986 54.92325103
1987 57.72727663
1988 61.48992704
1989 63.13055523
1990 67.265138
1991 77.82707592
1992 77.27011853
1993 78.7666695
1994 80.4898611
1995 83.57998624
1996 82.60325966
1997 83.68531258
1998 87.99990589
1999 89.08702689
2000 91.32660349
2001 90.80718442
2002 92.59102815
2003 93.87148475
2004 93.62595429
2005 94.02464699
2006 94.84771
2007 94.76419417
2008 94.66464484
2009 94.40810551
2010 94.26741491
2011 93.82072756
2012 94.09430591
2013 90.56945008
2014 89.21309195
2015 90.00071726
2016 89.72875979
2017 85.63651401
2018 87.24837171
2019 79.82549642
2020 76.20355375
2021 75.3640595
2022 79.4413484

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Child immunization, DPT, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received DPT vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine. Development relevance: Immunization is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions, and ??is an essential component for reducing under-five mortality. Immunization coverage estimates are used to monitor coverage of immunization services and to guide disease eradication and elimination efforts. Limitations and exceptions: In many developing countries a lack of precise information on the size of the cohort of one-year-old children makes immunization coverage difficult to estimate from program statistics. Statistical concept and methodology: Governments in developing countries usually finance immunization against measles and diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (DTP) as part of the basic public health package. The data shown here are based on an assessment of national immunization coverage rates by the WHO and UNICEF. The assessment considered both administrative data from service providers and household survey data on children's immunization histories. Based on the data available, consideration of potential biases, and contributions of local experts, the most likely true level of immunization coverage was determined for each year. Notes on regional and global aggregates: When the vaccine is not introduced in a national immunization schedule, the missing value is assumed zero (or close to zero) in the relevant groups' averages.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Records
63
Source