South Africa - Immunization

Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children)

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in South Africa was 84.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 70.00 in 2012.

Definition: Child immunization rate, hepatitis B is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received hepatitis B vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1997 74.00
1998 74.00
1999 73.00
2000 73.00
2001 72.00
2002 72.00
2003 71.00
2004 76.00
2005 79.00
2006 83.00
2007 83.00
2008 76.00
2009 74.00
2010 71.00
2011 76.00
2012 70.00
2013 73.00
2014 85.00
2015 85.00
2016 85.00
2017 84.00
2018 82.00
2019 85.00
2020 84.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in South Africa was 84.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 69.00 in 2003.

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
1983 74.00
1984 75.00
1985 75.00
1986 70.00
1987 72.00
1988 70.00
1989 71.00
1990 72.00
1991 81.00
1992 79.00
1993 81.00
1994 73.00
1995 72.00
1996 73.00
1997 76.00
1998 75.00
1999 74.00
2000 73.00
2001 71.00
2002 70.00
2003 69.00
2004 74.00
2005 81.00
2006 84.00
2007 85.00
2008 82.00
2009 81.00
2010 77.00
2011 75.00
2012 71.00
2013 81.00
2014 85.00
2015 85.00
2016 85.00
2017 84.00
2018 82.00
2019 85.00
2020 84.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in South Africa was 84.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 86.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 62.00 in 2003.

Definition: Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination 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_surveillance/en/).

See also:

Year Value
1983 74.00
1984 70.00
1985 70.00
1986 64.00
1987 75.00
1988 68.00
1989 84.00
1990 79.00
1991 85.00
1992 85.00
1993 85.00
1994 76.00
1995 76.00
1996 76.00
1997 82.00
1998 79.00
1999 75.00
2000 72.00
2001 69.00
2002 65.00
2003 62.00
2004 63.00
2005 64.00
2006 69.00
2007 68.00
2008 73.00
2009 77.00
2010 72.00
2011 77.00
2012 79.00
2013 78.00
2014 84.00
2015 86.00
2016 84.00
2017 81.00
2018 81.00
2019 83.00
2020 84.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention