Cameroon - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Cameroon was 69.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.00 in 2013 and a minimum value of 67.00 in 2018.

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
2005 79.00
2006 81.00
2007 82.00
2008 84.00
2009 80.00
2010 84.00
2011 82.00
2012 85.00
2013 89.00
2014 83.00
2015 78.00
2016 75.00
2017 74.00
2018 67.00
2019 67.00
2020 69.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Cameroon was 69.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.00 in 2013 and a minimum value of 5.00 in 1981.

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
1981 5.00
1982 15.00
1983 25.00
1984 27.00
1985 33.00
1986 39.00
1987 44.00
1988 50.00
1989 56.00
1990 48.00
1991 42.00
1992 37.00
1993 37.00
1994 38.00
1995 46.00
1996 46.00
1997 48.00
1998 56.00
1999 59.00
2000 62.00
2001 63.00
2002 66.00
2003 73.00
2004 73.00
2005 80.00
2006 81.00
2007 82.00
2008 84.00
2009 80.00
2010 84.00
2011 82.00
2012 85.00
2013 89.00
2014 83.00
2015 78.00
2016 75.00
2017 74.00
2018 67.00
2019 67.00
2020 69.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Cameroon was 62.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 83.00 in 2013, while its lowest value was 16.00 in 1981.

Definition: Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1981 16.00
1982 21.00
1983 25.00
1984 31.00
1985 39.00
1986 44.00
1987 44.00
1988 48.00
1989 56.00
1990 56.00
1991 48.00
1992 37.00
1993 32.00
1994 38.00
1995 46.00
1996 39.00
1997 43.00
1998 47.00
1999 46.00
2000 49.00
2001 51.00
2002 53.00
2003 61.00
2004 64.00
2005 68.00
2006 73.00
2007 74.00
2008 80.00
2009 74.00
2010 79.00
2011 76.00
2012 82.00
2013 83.00
2014 78.00
2015 74.00
2016 71.00
2017 65.00
2018 59.00
2019 60.00
2020 62.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention