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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Mauritius 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 2010 and a minimum value of 82.00 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
1980 89.00
1981 82.00
1982 94.00
1983 89.00
1984 85.00
1985 88.00
1986 86.00
1987 84.00
1988 86.00
1989 85.00
1990 85.00
1991 91.00
1992 88.00
1993 88.00
1994 89.00
1995 93.00
1996 89.00
1997 90.00
1998 89.00
1999 85.00
2000 88.00
2001 92.00
2002 88.00
2003 99.00
2004 98.00
2005 97.00
2006 97.00
2007 97.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 98.00
2012 98.00
2013 98.00
2014 97.00
2015 97.00
2016 96.00
2017 94.00
2018 97.00
2019 96.00
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