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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Egypt was 94.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2001 and a minimum value of 57.00 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 57.00
1981 57.00
1982 57.00
1983 57.00
1984 69.00
1985 84.00
1986 80.00
1987 81.00
1988 87.00
1989 90.00
1990 87.00
1991 76.00
1992 79.00
1993 81.00
1994 83.00
1995 88.00
1996 90.00
1997 88.00
1998 92.00
1999 97.00
2000 98.00
2001 99.00
2002 97.00
2003 98.00
2004 97.00
2005 98.00
2006 98.00
2007 98.00
2008 97.00
2009 97.00
2010 97.00
2011 96.00
2012 93.00
2013 97.00
2014 94.00
2015 93.00
2016 95.00
2017 94.00
2018 95.00
2019 95.00
2020 94.00

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