Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) - Country Ranking - South America

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 Guyana 99.00 2020
2 Chile 93.00 2020
3 Uruguay 92.00 2020
4 Colombia 88.00 2020
5 Paraguay 79.00 2020
6 Brazil 77.00 2020
7 Argentina 74.00 2020
8 Peru 72.00 2020
9 Ecuador 70.00 2020
10 Bolivia 68.00 2020
11 Venezuela 54.00 2020
12 Suriname 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