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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34.6735771 1980
39.80605292 1981
44.71593957 1982
47.69090865 1983
55.95330589 1984
54.48829686 1985
54.92325103 1986
57.72727663 1987
61.48992704 1988
63.13055523 1989
67.265138 1990
77.82707592 1991
77.27011853 1992
78.7666695 1993
80.4898611 1994
83.57998624 1995
82.60325966 1996
83.68531258 1997
87.99990589 1998
89.08702689 1999
91.32660349 2000
90.80718442 2001
92.59102815 2002
93.87148475 2003
93.62595429 2004
94.02464699 2005
94.84771 2006
94.76419417 2007
94.66464484 2008
94.40810551 2009
94.26741491 2010
93.82072756 2011
94.09430591 2012
90.56945008 2013
89.21309195 2014
90.00071726 2015
89.72875979 2016
85.63651401 2017
87.24837171 2018
79.82549642 2019
76.20355375 2020
75.3640595 2021
79.4413484 2022
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