Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) - Country Ranking - Central America & the Caribbean

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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Rank Country Value Year
1 Cuba 99.00 2020
1 St. Kitts and Nevis 99.00 2020
3 Dominica 97.00 2020
3 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 97.00 2020
5 Antigua and Barbuda 96.00 2020
5 Jamaica 96.00 2020
7 Costa Rica 95.00 2020
8 Trinidad and Tobago 93.00 2019
9 Nicaragua 92.00 2020
10 St. Lucia 86.00 2020
11 Barbados 85.00 2020
12 The Bahamas 83.00 2020
12 Guatemala 83.00 2020
14 Dominican Republic 82.00 2020
15 Honduras 80.00 2020
16 Belize 79.00 2020
17 Panama 74.00 2020
18 El Salvador 72.00 2020
18 Grenada 72.00 2020
20 Haiti 51.00 2020

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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