Nigeria - Immunization

Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children)

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Nigeria was 57.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.00 in 2009 and a minimum value of 18.00 in 2005.

Definition: Child immunization rate, hepatitis B is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received hepatitis B vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized after three doses.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
2005 18.00
2006 27.00
2007 42.00
2008 41.00
2009 63.00
2010 49.00
2011 46.00
2012 42.00
2013 43.00
2014 43.00
2015 42.00
2016 53.00
2017 55.00
2018 56.00
2019 57.00
2020 57.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Nigeria was 57.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.00 in 2009 and a minimum value of 9.00 in 1984.

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 9.00
1985 16.00
1986 22.00
1987 29.00
1988 36.00
1989 47.00
1990 56.00
1991 39.00
1992 43.00
1993 29.00
1994 44.00
1995 34.00
1996 26.00
1997 21.00
1998 32.00
1999 31.00
2000 29.00
2001 27.00
2002 25.00
2003 29.00
2004 33.00
2005 36.00
2006 40.00
2007 42.00
2008 53.00
2009 63.00
2010 54.00
2011 48.00
2012 42.00
2013 43.00
2014 43.00
2015 42.00
2016 53.00
2017 55.00
2018 56.00
2019 57.00
2020 57.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Nigeria was 54.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 64.00 in 2009, while its lowest value was 9.00 in 1984.

Definition: Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1984 9.00
1985 17.00
1986 28.00
1987 36.00
1988 46.00
1989 59.00
1990 54.00
1991 57.00
1992 43.00
1993 40.00
1994 41.00
1995 44.00
1996 38.00
1997 38.00
1998 38.00
1999 35.00
2000 33.00
2001 32.00
2002 30.00
2003 34.00
2004 37.00
2005 41.00
2006 44.00
2007 41.00
2008 53.00
2009 64.00
2010 56.00
2011 49.00
2012 42.00
2013 43.00
2014 44.00
2015 42.00
2016 51.00
2017 54.00
2018 54.00
2019 54.00
2020 54.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention