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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Chile was 93.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 1985 and a minimum value of 89.00 in 1983.

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 93.00
1981 99.00
1982 99.00
1983 89.00
1984 99.00
1985 99.00
1986 90.00
1987 93.00
1988 96.00
1989 95.00
1990 95.00
1991 94.00
1992 90.00
1993 90.00
1994 94.00
1995 94.00
1996 91.00
1997 90.00
1998 90.00
1999 95.00
2000 91.00
2001 97.00
2002 97.00
2003 96.00
2004 93.00
2005 91.00
2006 94.00
2007 96.00
2008 95.00
2009 94.00
2010 92.00
2011 94.00
2012 90.00
2013 91.00
2014 95.00
2015 96.00
2016 95.00
2017 93.00
2018 95.00
2019 96.00
2020 93.00

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