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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Colombia was 88.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 16.00 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 16.00
1981 20.00
1982 26.00
1983 42.00
1984 61.00
1985 61.00
1986 48.00
1987 58.00
1988 74.00
1989 78.00
1990 88.00
1991 84.00
1992 78.00
1993 88.00
1994 85.00
1995 85.00
1996 85.00
1997 84.00
1998 73.00
1999 74.00
2000 79.00
2001 80.00
2002 81.00
2003 92.00
2004 89.00
2005 93.00
2006 93.00
2007 93.00
2008 92.00
2009 92.00
2010 88.00
2011 85.00
2012 91.00
2013 91.00
2014 90.00
2015 91.00
2016 91.00
2017 92.00
2018 92.00
2019 94.00
2020 88.00

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