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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Albania was 98.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 78.00 in 1991.

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 94.00
1981 94.00
1982 95.00
1983 95.00
1984 95.00
1985 96.00
1986 96.00
1987 96.00
1988 96.00
1989 94.00
1990 94.00
1991 78.00
1992 94.00
1993 96.00
1994 99.00
1995 97.00
1996 98.00
1997 99.00
1998 96.00
1999 97.00
2000 97.00
2001 97.00
2002 98.00
2003 97.00
2004 97.00
2005 98.00
2006 97.00
2007 98.00
2008 99.00
2009 98.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 98.00
2015 99.00
2016 98.00
2017 99.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
2020 98.00

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