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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Brazil was 77.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 37.00 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 37.00
1981 47.00
1982 56.00
1983 60.00
1984 68.00
1985 66.00
1986 58.00
1987 58.00
1988 58.00
1989 56.00
1990 66.00
1991 78.00
1992 71.00
1993 75.00
1994 74.00
1995 81.00
1996 77.00
1997 79.00
1998 93.00
1999 94.00
2000 98.00
2001 98.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 99.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 95.00
2013 97.00
2014 93.00
2015 96.00
2016 89.00
2017 89.00
2018 87.00
2019 70.00
2020 77.00

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