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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Latvia was 99.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 80.00 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
1992 87.00
1993 80.00
1994 97.00
1995 98.00
1996 93.00
1997 92.00
1998 94.00
1999 95.00
2000 96.00
2001 97.00
2002 97.00
2003 98.00
2004 99.00
2005 99.00
2006 96.00
2007 94.00
2008 94.00
2009 94.00
2010 92.00
2011 92.00
2012 91.00
2013 94.00
2014 92.00
2015 94.00
2016 98.00
2017 98.00
2018 96.00
2019 99.00
2020 99.00

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