Papua New Guinea - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Papua New Guinea was 39.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72.00 in 2011 and a minimum value of 7.00 in 1993.

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
1990 20.00
1991 19.00
1992 12.00
1993 7.00
1994 20.00
1995 23.00
1996 43.00
1997 44.00
1998 47.00
1999 54.00
2000 57.00
2001 59.00
2002 60.00
2003 67.00
2004 60.00
2005 63.00
2006 71.00
2007 61.00
2008 59.00
2009 66.00
2010 67.00
2011 72.00
2012 69.00
2013 69.00
2014 57.00
2015 52.00
2016 46.00
2017 36.00
2018 35.00
2019 35.00
2020 39.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Papua New Guinea was 39.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72.00 in 2005 and a minimum value of 27.00 in 1983.

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 32.00
1981 32.00
1982 29.00
1983 27.00
1984 34.00
1985 40.00
1986 44.00
1987 44.00
1988 48.00
1989 53.00
1990 68.00
1991 68.00
1992 58.00
1993 58.00
1994 61.00
1995 62.00
1996 56.00
1997 45.00
1998 60.00
1999 60.00
2000 59.00
2001 55.00
2002 61.00
2003 68.00
2004 62.00
2005 72.00
2006 70.00
2007 66.00
2008 56.00
2009 64.00
2010 55.00
2011 58.00
2012 57.00
2013 60.00
2014 52.00
2015 49.00
2016 46.00
2017 36.00
2018 35.00
2019 35.00
2020 39.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Papua New Guinea was 47.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 82.00 in 2006, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 1983.

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
1983 1.00
1984 26.00
1985 33.00
1986 39.00
1987 37.00
1988 46.00
1989 52.00
1990 67.00
1991 69.00
1992 70.00
1993 28.00
1994 36.00
1995 42.00
1996 24.00
1997 50.00
1998 63.00
1999 67.00
2000 69.00
2001 65.00
2002 73.00
2003 77.00
2004 77.00
2005 82.00
2006 82.00
2007 72.00
2008 66.00
2009 65.00
2010 63.00
2011 66.00
2012 71.00
2013 72.00
2014 65.00
2015 57.00
2016 46.00
2017 38.00
2018 37.00
2019 37.00
2020 47.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention