Antigua and Barbuda - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Antigua and Barbuda was 95.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 92.00 in 2016.

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
2001 96.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 97.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 97.00
2008 98.00
2009 98.00
2010 98.00
2011 99.00
2012 98.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 92.00
2017 95.00
2018 95.00
2019 99.00
2020 95.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Antigua and Barbuda was 96.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 54.00 in 1980.

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 54.00
1981 79.00
1982 79.00
1983 99.00
1984 94.00
1985 99.00
1986 96.00
1987 97.00
1988 98.00
1989 99.00
1990 99.00
1991 94.00
1992 99.00
1993 99.00
1994 99.00
1995 99.00
1996 99.00
1997 99.00
1998 99.00
1999 99.00
2000 95.00
2001 97.00
2002 98.00
2003 99.00
2004 97.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 98.00
2011 99.00
2012 98.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 92.00
2017 95.00
2018 95.00
2019 95.00
2020 96.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Antigua and Barbuda was 89.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 99.00 in 2017, while its lowest value was 48.00 in 1983.

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/).

See also:

Year Value
1983 48.00
1984 73.00
1985 69.00
1986 80.00
1987 89.00
1988 95.00
1989 95.00
1990 89.00
1991 87.00
1992 99.00
1993 99.00
1994 91.00
1995 93.00
1996 99.00
1997 93.00
1998 99.00
1999 99.00
2000 95.00
2001 97.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 97.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 98.00
2011 99.00
2012 98.00
2013 96.00
2014 93.00
2015 91.00
2016 88.00
2017 99.00
2018 96.00
2019 93.00
2020 89.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention