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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Bulgaria was 91.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 1991 and a minimum value of 88.00 in 2014.

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 98.00
1981 99.00
1982 99.00
1983 99.00
1984 99.00
1985 99.00
1986 99.00
1987 99.00
1988 99.00
1989 99.00
1990 99.00
1991 99.00
1992 98.00
1993 98.00
1994 93.00
1995 96.00
1996 95.00
1997 94.00
1998 95.00
1999 96.00
2000 93.00
2001 94.00
2002 93.00
2003 96.00
2004 95.00
2005 96.00
2006 95.00
2007 95.00
2008 95.00
2009 94.00
2010 94.00
2011 95.00
2012 95.00
2013 95.00
2014 88.00
2015 91.00
2016 92.00
2017 92.00
2018 92.00
2019 93.00
2020 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