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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Lebanon was 71.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.00 in 1996 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 1981.

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 2.00
1982 4.00
1983 4.00
1984 4.00
1985 17.00
1986 30.00
1987 46.00
1988 63.00
1989 79.00
1990 82.00
1991 86.00
1992 90.00
1993 91.00
1994 92.00
1995 93.00
1996 93.00
1997 92.00
1998 89.00
1999 86.00
2000 83.00
2001 80.00
2002 77.00
2003 74.00
2004 75.00
2005 77.00
2006 78.00
2007 80.00
2008 81.00
2009 81.00
2010 82.00
2011 82.00
2012 83.00
2013 83.00
2014 83.00
2015 83.00
2016 83.00
2017 83.00
2018 83.00
2019 83.00
2020 71.00

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