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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Congo was 73.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 23.00 in 1997.

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 42.00
1981 42.00
1982 47.00
1983 50.00
1984 53.00
1985 54.00
1986 71.00
1987 72.00
1988 72.00
1989 79.00
1990 79.00
1991 74.00
1992 67.00
1993 60.00
1994 55.00
1995 50.00
1996 37.00
1997 23.00
1998 26.00
1999 29.00
2000 33.00
2001 31.00
2002 41.00
2003 50.00
2004 67.00
2005 62.00
2006 73.00
2007 72.00
2008 79.00
2009 78.00
2010 74.00
2011 82.00
2012 85.00
2013 85.00
2014 90.00
2015 80.00
2016 71.00
2017 69.00
2018 75.00
2019 79.00
2020 73.00

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