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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Tuvalu was 93.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2008 and a minimum value of 17.00 in 1994.

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
1994 17.00
1995 49.00
1996 86.00
1997 88.00
1998 96.00
1999 93.00
2000 81.00
2001 99.00
2002 99.00
2003 95.00
2004 98.00
2005 79.00
2006 97.00
2007 97.00
2008 99.00
2009 91.00
2010 89.00
2011 96.00
2012 97.00
2013 90.00
2014 89.00
2015 96.00
2016 94.00
2017 96.00
2018 89.00
2019 92.00
2020 93.00

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