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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Seychelles was 97.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 13.00 in 1981.

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 13.00
1982 55.00
1983 97.00
1984 95.00
1985 86.00
1986 94.00
1987 89.00
1988 94.00
1989 97.00
1990 99.00
1991 98.00
1992 96.00
1993 96.00
1994 96.00
1995 97.00
1996 99.00
1997 98.00
1998 99.00
1999 99.00
2000 98.00
2001 96.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 99.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 98.00
2013 98.00
2014 99.00
2015 97.00
2016 96.00
2017 97.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
2020 97.00

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