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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Botswana was 95.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.00 in 1998 and a minimum value of 71.00 in 1980.

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 71.00
1981 75.00
1982 82.00
1983 82.00
1984 83.00
1985 84.00
1986 86.00
1987 88.00
1988 88.00
1989 92.00
1990 92.00
1991 93.00
1992 94.00
1993 94.00
1994 94.00
1995 95.00
1996 96.00
1997 96.00
1998 98.00
1999 97.00
2000 97.00
2001 97.00
2002 97.00
2003 96.00
2004 96.00
2005 96.00
2006 96.00
2007 96.00
2008 96.00
2009 96.00
2010 95.00
2011 95.00
2012 95.00
2013 95.00
2014 95.00
2015 95.00
2016 95.00
2017 95.00
2018 95.00
2019 95.00
2020 95.00

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