Trinidad and Tobago - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Trinidad and Tobago was 90.00 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.00 in 2002 and a minimum value of 26.00 in 1980.

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

See also:

Year Value
1980 26.00
1981 62.00
1982 54.00
1983 60.00
1984 65.00
1985 75.00
1986 70.00
1987 79.00
1988 82.00
1989 77.00
1990 82.00
1991 82.00
1992 87.00
1993 81.00
1994 85.00
1995 89.00
1996 89.00
1997 90.00
1998 91.00
1999 90.00
2000 90.00
2001 91.00
2002 96.00
2003 91.00
2004 94.00
2005 95.00
2006 92.00
2007 88.00
2008 90.00
2009 90.00
2010 90.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Trinidad and Tobago was 92.00 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 95.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 10.00 in 1984.

Definition: Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations 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/routine/en/).

See also:

Year Value
1984 10.00
1985 32.00
1986 42.00
1987 68.00
1988 72.00
1989 59.00
1990 70.00
1991 93.00
1992 83.00
1993 87.00
1994 86.00
1995 84.00
1996 88.00
1997 88.00
1998 90.00
1999 88.00
2000 90.00
2001 91.00
2002 87.00
2003 88.00
2004 95.00
2005 93.00
2006 89.00
2007 91.00
2008 91.00
2009 94.00
2010 92.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention