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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Belize was 79.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 76.00 in 2000.

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
2000 76.00
2001 96.00
2002 97.00
2003 96.00
2004 97.00
2005 96.00
2006 98.00
2007 96.00
2008 94.00
2009 97.00
2010 96.00
2011 95.00
2012 98.00
2013 95.00
2014 95.00
2015 94.00
2016 95.00
2017 88.00
2018 96.00
2019 98.00
2020 79.00

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