Dem. Rep. Congo - Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 57.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 75.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 16.00 in 1983.

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
1981 18.00
1982 17.00
1983 16.00
1984 27.00
1985 37.00
1986 32.00
1987 38.00
1988 41.00
1989 38.00
1990 35.00
1991 16.00
1992 23.00
1993 29.00
1994 26.00
1995 23.00
1996 18.00
1997 18.00
1998 18.00
1999 25.00
2000 40.00
2001 30.00
2002 38.00
2003 41.00
2004 54.00
2005 60.00
2006 62.00
2007 70.00
2008 65.00
2009 72.00
2010 60.00
2011 74.00
2012 75.00
2013 68.00
2014 68.00
2015 63.00
2016 57.00
2017 57.00
2018 57.00
2019 57.00
2020 57.00

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.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention