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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Iceland was 93.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2004 and a minimum value of 89.00 in 2012.

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