Latin America & Caribbean | 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
Records
63
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Latin America & Caribbean | Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)
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1964
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1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
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1978
1979
1980 37.21265108
1981 42.27141794
1982 46.65813027
1983 49.41876685
1984 56.05946612
1985 55.58410279
1986 56.16740572
1987 58.87478545
1988 62.34028995
1989 63.87428459
1990 68.0993689
1991 77.70395337
1992 77.20883899
1993 78.60638484
1994 80.07227815
1995 83.14395564
1996 81.6527599
1997 82.79187123
1998 85.68404302
1999 88.58838095
2000 90.6243085
2001 89.93771363
2002 91.31664904
2003 92.56461975
2004 93.21467791
2005 93.57878865
2006 93.48453756
2007 92.91859277
2008 92.13388385
2009 93.75723532
2010 93.30647033
2011 92.89642006
2012 93.21359937
2013 90.05998407
2014 88.70351675
2015 89.89113162
2016 89.55821782
2017 84.75532856
2018 86.02479045
2019 79.56501533
2020 75.63431908
2021 75.15234895
2022 78.93622152
Latin America & Caribbean | 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
Records
63
Source