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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Algeria was 91.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 69.00 in 1985.

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
1985 69.00
1986 73.00
1987 79.00
1988 85.00
1989 87.00
1990 89.00
1991 89.00
1992 88.00
1993 88.00
1994 87.00
1995 88.00
1996 88.00
1997 89.00
1998 85.00
1999 83.00
2000 86.00
2001 89.00
2002 86.00
2003 87.00
2004 86.00
2005 88.00
2006 95.00
2007 95.00
2008 93.00
2009 95.00
2010 95.00
2011 95.00
2012 95.00
2013 95.00
2014 95.00
2015 95.00
2016 91.00
2017 91.00
2018 91.00
2019 91.00

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