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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Fiji 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 64.00 in 1982.

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 68.00
1981 70.00
1982 64.00
1983 80.00
1984 77.00
1985 69.00
1986 71.00
1987 90.00
1988 98.00
1989 98.00
1990 97.00
1991 99.00
1992 97.00
1993 96.00
1994 96.00
1995 97.00
1996 97.00
1997 86.00
1998 87.00
1999 89.00
2000 90.00
2001 91.00
2002 93.00
2003 94.00
2004 95.00
2005 96.00
2006 98.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
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