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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Singapore was 96.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.00 in 2000 and a minimum value of 77.00 in 1984.

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 84.00
1981 87.00
1982 83.00
1983 84.00
1984 77.00
1985 78.00
1986 91.00
1987 96.00
1988 90.00
1989 90.00
1990 85.00
1991 91.00
1992 89.00
1993 92.00
1994 95.00
1995 98.00
1996 97.00
1997 98.00
1998 97.00
1999 97.00
2000 98.00
2001 96.00
2002 94.00
2003 96.00
2004 95.00
2005 96.00
2006 95.00
2007 97.00
2008 97.00
2009 97.00
2010 96.00
2011 96.00
2012 97.00
2013 97.00
2014 96.00
2015 96.00
2016 97.00
2017 96.00
2018 96.00
2019 96.00

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