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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Germany was 93.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.00 in 2003 and a minimum value of 62.00 in 1993.

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 95.00
1982 97.00
1983 93.00
1984 94.00
1985 80.00
1986 90.00
1987 80.00
1988 80.00
1989 80.00
1990 80.00
1991 80.00
1992 85.00
1993 62.00
1994 73.00
1995 78.00
1996 84.00
1997 87.00
1998 89.00
1999 97.00
2000 90.00
2001 93.00
2002 93.00
2003 97.00
2004 96.00
2005 96.00
2006 96.00
2007 96.00
2008 96.00
2009 96.00
2010 96.00
2011 95.00
2012 95.00
2013 93.00
2014 93.00
2015 93.00
2016 93.00
2017 93.00
2018 93.00
2019 93.00
2020 93.00

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