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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Mozambique was 79.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 29.00 in 1985.

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 56.00
1982 43.00
1983 38.00
1984 32.00
1985 29.00
1986 32.00
1987 39.00
1988 38.00
1989 47.00
1990 46.00
1991 46.00
1992 50.00
1993 49.00
1994 55.00
1995 57.00
1996 60.00
1997 62.00
1998 65.00
1999 68.00
2000 70.00
2001 73.00
2002 76.00
2003 85.00
2004 83.00
2005 80.00
2006 78.00
2007 75.00
2008 75.00
2009 74.00
2010 74.00
2011 78.00
2012 81.00
2013 85.00
2014 88.00
2015 88.00
2016 88.00
2017 88.00
2018 88.00
2019 88.00
2020 79.00

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