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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Nauru was 95.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 44.00 in 2000.

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
1984 67.00
1985 67.00
1986 61.00
1987 55.00
1988 67.00
1989 75.00
1990 74.00
1991 70.00
1992 67.00
1993 63.00
1994 60.00
1995 56.00
1996 53.00
1997 50.00
1998 72.00
1999 64.00
2000 44.00
2001 95.00
2002 80.00
2003 80.00
2004 80.00
2005 80.00
2006 72.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 79.00
2013 87.00
2014 95.00
2015 91.00
2016 97.00
2017 87.00
2018 90.00
2019 96.00
2020 95.00

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