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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Cuba was 99.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 67.00 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 67.00
1981 68.00
1982 99.00
1983 99.00
1984 86.00
1985 91.00
1986 99.00
1987 87.00
1988 98.00
1989 96.00
1990 92.00
1991 99.00
1992 94.00
1993 99.00
1994 99.00
1995 99.00
1996 90.00
1997 99.00
1998 99.00
1999 95.00
2000 95.00
2001 98.00
2002 99.00
2003 72.00
2004 88.00
2005 89.00
2006 89.00
2007 93.00
2008 95.00
2009 96.00
2010 96.00
2011 97.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
2020 99.00

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