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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Eswatini was 83.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.00 in 2014 and a minimum value of 30.00 in 1981.

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
1981 30.00
1982 39.00
1983 43.00
1984 50.00
1985 61.00
1986 74.00
1987 86.00
1988 89.00
1989 89.00
1990 89.00
1991 79.00
1992 93.00
1993 89.00
1994 96.00
1995 82.00
1996 82.00
1997 82.00
1998 83.00
1999 83.00
2000 84.00
2001 84.00
2002 85.00
2003 85.00
2004 86.00
2005 86.00
2006 87.00
2007 87.00
2008 88.00
2009 88.00
2010 89.00
2011 91.00
2012 95.00
2013 98.00
2014 98.00
2015 90.00
2016 90.00
2017 90.00
2018 90.00
2019 90.00
2020 83.00

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