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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Japan was 96.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 60.00 in 1980.

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
1980 60.00
1981 75.00
1982 81.00
1983 80.00
1984 82.00
1985 83.00
1986 84.00
1987 85.00
1988 86.00
1989 87.00
1990 90.00
1991 92.00
1992 87.00
1993 85.00
1994 80.00
1995 74.00
1996 99.00
1997 70.00
1998 75.00
1999 80.00
2000 85.00
2001 95.00
2002 96.00
2003 97.00
2004 99.00
2005 98.00
2006 98.00
2007 98.00
2008 98.00
2009 97.00
2010 97.00
2011 97.00
2012 97.00
2013 96.00
2014 96.00
2015 96.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 98.00
2019 98.00
2020 96.00

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