Afghanistan - Immunization

Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children)

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Afghanistan was 70.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 62.00 in 2014.

Definition: Child immunization rate, hepatitis B is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received hepatitis B vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
2007 63.00
2008 64.00
2009 63.00
2010 66.00
2011 68.00
2012 67.00
2013 64.00
2014 62.00
2015 64.00
2016 66.00
2017 66.00
2018 72.00
2019 72.00
2020 70.00

Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Afghanistan was 70.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3.00 in 1981.

Definition: 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.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1980 4.00
1981 3.00
1982 5.00
1983 5.00
1984 16.00
1985 15.00
1986 11.00
1987 25.00
1988 35.00
1989 33.00
1990 25.00
1991 23.00
1992 21.00
1993 18.00
1994 12.00
1995 20.00
1996 31.00
1997 28.00
1998 27.00
1999 27.00
2000 24.00
2001 33.00
2002 36.00
2003 41.00
2004 50.00
2005 58.00
2006 58.00
2007 63.00
2008 64.00
2009 63.00
2010 66.00
2011 68.00
2012 67.00
2013 64.00
2014 62.00
2015 64.00
2016 66.00
2017 66.00
2018 72.00
2019 72.00
2020 70.00

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Afghanistan was 66.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 71.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 8.00 in 1982.

Definition: Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1980 11.00
1982 8.00
1983 9.00
1984 14.00
1985 14.00
1986 14.00
1987 31.00
1988 34.00
1989 22.00
1990 20.00
1991 19.00
1992 22.00
1993 25.00
1994 40.00
1995 41.00
1996 42.00
1997 38.00
1998 31.00
1999 31.00
2000 27.00
2001 37.00
2002 35.00
2003 39.00
2004 48.00
2005 50.00
2006 53.00
2007 55.00
2008 59.00
2009 60.00
2010 62.00
2011 64.00
2012 59.00
2013 57.00
2014 60.00
2015 62.00
2016 64.00
2017 67.00
2018 71.00
2019 64.00
2020 66.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention