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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Kenya was 89.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 58.00 in 1984.

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
1984 58.00
1985 70.00
1986 72.00
1987 77.00
1988 82.00
1989 83.00
1990 84.00
1991 86.00
1992 87.00
1993 89.00
1994 92.00
1995 94.00
1996 87.00
1997 79.00
1998 81.00
1999 82.00
2000 82.00
2001 80.00
2002 84.00
2003 73.00
2004 73.00
2005 76.00
2006 80.00
2007 81.00
2008 88.00
2009 88.00
2010 90.00
2011 96.00
2012 94.00
2013 87.00
2014 92.00
2015 89.00
2016 89.00
2017 82.00
2018 92.00
2019 91.00
2020 89.00

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