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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Ecuador was 70.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.00 in 2008 and a minimum value of 10.00 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 10.00
1981 26.00
1982 35.00
1983 31.00
1984 48.00
1985 41.00
1986 44.00
1987 51.00
1988 54.00
1989 55.00
1990 68.00
1991 59.00
1992 87.00
1993 85.00
1994 84.00
1995 83.00
1996 82.00
1997 81.00
1998 85.00
1999 79.00
2000 87.00
2001 89.00
2002 88.00
2003 87.00
2004 88.00
2005 92.00
2006 96.00
2007 96.00
2008 96.00
2009 94.00
2010 91.00
2011 88.00
2012 87.00
2013 87.00
2014 83.00
2015 78.00
2016 83.00
2017 85.00
2018 85.00
2019 85.00
2020 70.00

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