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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Switzerland was 96.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 88.00 in 1998.

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
1986 90.00
1987 90.00
1988 90.00
1989 90.00
1990 90.00
1991 89.00
1992 89.00
1993 89.00
1994 89.00
1995 89.00
1996 89.00
1997 89.00
1998 88.00
1999 93.00
2000 93.00
2001 93.00
2002 93.00
2003 93.00
2004 93.00
2005 94.00
2006 94.00
2007 94.00
2008 95.00
2009 95.00
2010 95.00
2011 96.00
2012 96.00
2013 96.00
2014 96.00
2015 96.00
2016 96.00
2017 96.00
2018 96.00
2019 96.00
2020 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