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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Mexico was 74.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 40.00 in 1982.

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 44.00
1981 43.00
1982 40.00
1983 41.00
1984 52.00
1985 40.00
1986 51.00
1987 62.00
1988 60.00
1989 65.00
1990 53.00
1991 88.00
1992 90.00
1993 82.00
1994 91.00
1995 91.00
1996 95.00
1997 95.00
1998 96.00
1999 96.00
2000 97.00
2001 97.00
2002 97.00
2003 98.00
2004 98.00
2005 98.00
2006 98.00
2007 98.00
2008 96.00
2009 95.00
2010 95.00
2011 97.00
2012 99.00
2013 83.00
2014 87.00
2015 87.00
2016 93.00
2017 85.00
2018 88.00
2019 82.00
2020 74.00

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