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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Myanmar was 84.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of 4.00 in 1980.

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 4.00
1981 5.00
1982 9.00
1983 11.00
1984 12.00
1985 16.00
1986 20.00
1987 23.00
1988 28.00
1989 50.00
1990 88.00
1991 66.00
1992 71.00
1993 73.00
1994 77.00
1995 84.00
1996 88.00
1997 90.00
1998 90.00
1999 75.00
2000 82.00
2001 73.00
2002 79.00
2003 78.00
2004 82.00
2005 73.00
2006 82.00
2007 86.00
2008 85.00
2009 90.00
2010 90.00
2011 84.00
2012 84.00
2013 75.00
2014 88.00
2015 89.00
2016 90.00
2017 89.00
2018 91.00
2019 90.00
2020 84.00

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