Korea - Immunization

Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children)

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Korea was 98.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 82.00 in 1998.

Definition: Child immunization rate, hepatitis B is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received hepatitis B vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1995 99.00
1996 93.00
1997 88.00
1998 82.00
1999 88.00
2000 93.00
2001 89.00
2002 92.00
2003 91.00
2004 92.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 91.00
2008 94.00
2009 94.00
2010 94.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 98.00
2016 98.00
2017 98.00
2018 98.00
2019 98.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Korea was 98.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 57.00 in 1987.

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
1981 61.00
1982 61.00
1983 69.00
1984 76.00
1985 76.00
1986 76.00
1987 57.00
1988 58.00
1989 89.00
1990 74.00
1991 79.00
1992 84.00
1993 88.00
1994 93.00
1995 99.00
1996 90.00
1997 80.00
1998 74.00
1999 86.00
2000 97.00
2001 97.00
2002 97.00
2003 97.00
2004 88.00
2005 96.00
2006 98.00
2007 91.00
2008 94.00
2009 94.00
2010 94.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 98.00
2016 98.00
2017 97.00
2018 98.00
2019 98.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Korea was 98.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 99.00 in 2014, while its lowest value was 4.00 in 1980.

Definition: Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination 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_surveillance/en/).

See also:

Year Value
1980 4.00
1981 5.00
1982 5.00
1983 33.00
1984 61.00
1985 89.00
1986 89.00
1987 82.00
1988 70.00
1989 95.00
1990 93.00
1991 93.00
1992 93.00
1993 92.00
1994 92.00
1995 93.00
1996 89.00
1997 85.00
1998 85.00
1999 90.00
2000 95.00
2001 96.00
2002 97.00
2003 96.00
2004 99.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 92.00
2008 92.00
2009 93.00
2010 98.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 98.00
2016 98.00
2017 97.00
2018 98.00
2019 98.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention