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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Niger was 81.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 4.00 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 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 5.00
1984 5.00
1985 4.00
1986 5.00
1987 7.00
1988 9.00
1989 13.00
1990 22.00
1991 19.00
1992 20.00
1993 20.00
1994 20.00
1995 23.00
1996 23.00
1997 25.00
1998 29.00
1999 32.00
2000 34.00
2001 36.00
2002 39.00
2003 41.00
2004 43.00
2005 45.00
2006 51.00
2007 57.00
2008 67.00
2009 71.00
2010 70.00
2011 75.00
2012 71.00
2013 73.00
2014 81.00
2015 84.00
2016 80.00
2017 85.00
2018 79.00
2019 81.00
2020 81.00

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