Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) - Country Ranking - Africa

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/).

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Morocco 99.00 2019
2 Seychelles 97.00 2020
3 São Tomé and Principe 95.00 2019
3 Botswana 95.00 2020
3 Eritrea 95.00 2020
6 Egypt 94.00 2020
6 Malawi 94.00 2020
6 Ghana 94.00 2020
9 Cabo Verde 93.00 2020
9 Burundi 93.00 2020
9 Mauritius 93.00 2020
12 Tunisia 92.00 2020
13 Rwanda 91.00 2020
13 Senegal 91.00 2020
13 Sierra Leone 91.00 2020
13 Burkina Faso 91.00 2020
13 Algeria 91.00 2019
18 Sudan 90.00 2020
19 Uganda 89.00 2020
19 Kenya 89.00 2020
21 The Gambia 88.00 2019
22 Lesotho 87.00 2020
22 Namibia 87.00 2019
22 Comoros 87.00 2020
25 Zimbabwe 86.00 2020
25 Tanzania 86.00 2020
27 South Africa 84.00 2020
27 Zambia 84.00 2020
29 Eswatini 83.00 2020
30 Togo 82.00 2020
31 Niger 81.00 2020
32 Côte d'Ivoire 80.00 2020
33 Mozambique 79.00 2020
34 Guinea-Bissau 74.00 2020
35 Libya 73.00 2020
35 Congo 73.00 2020
37 Benin 72.00 2020
38 Ethiopia 71.00 2020
38 Mauritania 71.00 2020
40 Djibouti 70.00 2020
40 Mali 70.00 2020
42 Cameroon 69.00 2020
43 Madagascar 68.00 2020
44 Liberia 65.00 2020
45 Gabon 63.00 2020
46 Dem. Rep. Congo 57.00 2020
46 Nigeria 57.00 2020
48 Equatorial Guinea 53.00 2020
49 Chad 52.00 2020
50 Angola 51.00 2020
51 Guinea 47.00 2020
52 Central African Republic 42.00 2020
52 Somalia 42.00 2020

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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