Finland - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Finland was 99.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2010 and a minimum value of 90.00 in 1989.

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/).

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Year Value
1980 92.00
1981 92.00
1982 94.00
1983 94.00
1984 95.00
1985 96.00
1986 97.00
1987 98.00
1988 99.00
1989 90.00
1990 90.00
1991 95.00
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 99.00
2001 98.00
2002 98.00
2003 98.00
2004 98.00
2005 97.00
2006 97.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Finland was 98.00 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 99.00 in 1994, while its lowest value was 70.00 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
1981 70.00
1982 75.00
1983 81.00
1984 83.00
1985 85.00
1986 87.00
1987 92.00
1988 98.00
1989 95.00
1990 97.00
1991 97.00
1992 99.00
1993 99.00
1994 99.00
1995 98.00
1996 98.00
1997 96.00
1998 96.00
1999 96.00
2000 96.00
2001 96.00
2002 96.00
2003 97.00
2004 97.00
2005 97.00
2006 97.00
2007 98.00
2008 97.00
2009 98.00
2010 98.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention