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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Equatorial Guinea was 53.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 35 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.00 in 1998 and a minimum value of 3.00 in 1985.

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
1985 3.00
1986 3.00
1987 10.00
1988 19.00
1989 48.00
1990 77.00
1991 77.00
1992 76.00
1993 76.00
1994 77.00
1995 79.00
1996 80.00
1997 81.00
1998 81.00
1999 33.00
2000 35.00
2001 37.00
2002 39.00
2003 41.00
2004 43.00
2005 44.00
2006 46.00
2007 48.00
2008 50.00
2009 52.00
2010 54.00
2011 54.00
2012 54.00
2013 53.00
2014 53.00
2015 40.00
2016 53.00
2017 53.00
2018 53.00
2019 53.00
2020 53.00

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