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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Pakistan was 77.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 84.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2.00 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 2.00
1981 3.00
1982 5.00
1983 15.00
1984 23.00
1985 30.00
1986 34.00
1987 36.00
1988 38.00
1989 40.00
1990 54.00
1991 50.00
1992 42.00
1993 37.00
1994 39.00
1995 58.00
1996 46.00
1997 52.00
1998 54.00
1999 57.00
2000 59.00
2001 61.00
2002 63.00
2003 66.00
2004 68.00
2005 63.00
2006 59.00
2007 54.00
2008 53.00
2009 52.00
2010 52.00
2011 63.00
2012 64.00
2013 65.00
2014 69.00
2015 72.00
2016 75.00
2017 75.00
2018 80.00
2019 84.00
2020 77.00

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