Lebanon - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Lebanon was 74.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.00 in 1996 and a minimum value of 2.00 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 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
1981 2.00
1982 4.00
1983 4.00
1984 4.00
1985 17.00
1986 30.00
1987 46.00
1988 63.00
1989 79.00
1990 82.00
1991 86.00
1992 90.00
1993 91.00
1994 92.00
1995 93.00
1996 93.00
1997 92.00
1998 89.00
1999 86.00
2000 83.00
2001 80.00
2002 77.00
2003 74.00
2004 74.00
2005 74.00
2006 74.00
2007 74.00
2008 74.00
2009 74.00
2010 74.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Lebanon was 53.00 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 89.00 in 1997, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 1982.

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
1982 1.00
1983 8.00
1984 16.00
1985 23.00
1986 30.00
1987 39.00
1988 48.00
1989 58.00
1990 61.00
1991 65.00
1992 76.00
1993 88.00
1994 88.00
1995 85.00
1996 85.00
1997 89.00
1998 83.00
1999 77.00
2000 71.00
2001 65.00
2002 59.00
2003 53.00
2004 53.00
2005 53.00
2006 53.00
2007 53.00
2008 53.00
2009 53.00
2010 53.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention