Dominican Republic - Immunization
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)
The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Dominican Republic was 88.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.00 in 2006 and a minimum value of 27.00 in 1981.
Definition: Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received 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/routine/en/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.00 |
| 1981 | 27.00 |
| 1982 | 28.00 |
| 1983 | 29.00 |
| 1984 | 34.00 |
| 1985 | 39.00 |
| 1986 | 80.00 |
| 1987 | 80.00 |
| 1988 | 69.00 |
| 1989 | 58.00 |
| 1990 | 69.00 |
| 1991 | 71.00 |
| 1992 | 73.00 |
| 1993 | 75.00 |
| 1994 | 74.00 |
| 1995 | 72.00 |
| 1996 | 72.00 |
| 1997 | 73.00 |
| 1998 | 75.00 |
| 1999 | 83.00 |
| 2000 | 78.00 |
| 2001 | 72.00 |
| 2002 | 82.00 |
| 2003 | 79.00 |
| 2004 | 81.00 |
| 2005 | 87.00 |
| 2006 | 89.00 |
| 2007 | 87.00 |
| 2008 | 85.00 |
| 2009 | 82.00 |
| 2010 | 88.00 |
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Dominican Republic was 79.00 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 88.00 in 2001, while its lowest value was 18.00 in 1981.
Definition: Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations 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/routine/en/).
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 30.00 |
| 1981 | 18.00 |
| 1982 | 25.00 |
| 1983 | 24.00 |
| 1984 | 19.00 |
| 1985 | 54.00 |
| 1986 | 71.00 |
| 1987 | 71.00 |
| 1988 | 29.00 |
| 1989 | 65.00 |
| 1990 | 70.00 |
| 1991 | 72.00 |
| 1992 | 73.00 |
| 1993 | 75.00 |
| 1994 | 76.00 |
| 1995 | 78.00 |
| 1996 | 79.00 |
| 1997 | 79.00 |
| 1998 | 80.00 |
| 1999 | 80.00 |
| 2000 | 84.00 |
| 2001 | 88.00 |
| 2002 | 86.00 |
| 2003 | 84.00 |
| 2004 | 83.00 |
| 2005 | 81.00 |
| 2006 | 79.00 |
| 2007 | 79.00 |
| 2008 | 79.00 |
| 2009 | 79.00 |
| 2010 | 79.00 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Disease prevention
