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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Finland was 91.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 89.00 in 2017.

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 92.00
1981 92.00
1982 94.00
1983 94.00
1984 95.00
1985 96.00
1986 97.00
1987 98.00
1988 99.00
1989 90.00
1990 90.00
1991 95.00
1992 99.00
1993 99.00
1994 99.00
1995 99.00
1996 99.00
1997 99.00
1998 99.00
1999 99.00
2000 99.00
2001 98.00
2002 98.00
2003 98.00
2004 98.00
2005 97.00
2006 97.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 98.00
2014 98.00
2015 97.00
2016 92.00
2017 89.00
2018 91.00
2019 91.00
2020 91.00

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