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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Libya was 73.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.00 in 2012 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 67.00
1982 72.00
1983 79.00
1984 81.00
1985 81.00
1986 82.00
1987 82.00
1988 84.00
1989 87.00
1990 84.00
1991 87.00
1992 90.00
1993 96.00
1994 95.00
1995 95.00
1996 96.00
1997 96.00
1998 95.00
1999 94.00
2000 94.00
2001 94.00
2002 93.00
2003 95.00
2004 97.00
2005 98.00
2006 98.00
2007 98.00
2008 98.00
2009 98.00
2010 98.00
2011 98.00
2012 98.00
2013 96.00
2014 94.00
2015 97.00
2016 97.00
2017 96.00
2018 73.00
2019 73.00
2020 73.00

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