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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Peru was 72.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 1999 and a minimum value of 16.00 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 16.00
1981 20.00
1982 23.00
1983 23.00
1984 28.00
1985 48.00
1986 50.00
1987 43.00
1988 60.00
1989 58.00
1990 72.00
1991 71.00
1992 83.00
1993 87.00
1994 87.00
1995 90.00
1996 94.00
1997 90.00
1998 94.00
1999 99.00
2000 98.00
2001 90.00
2002 95.00
2003 94.00
2004 86.00
2005 77.00
2006 94.00
2007 93.00
2008 93.00
2009 93.00
2010 93.00
2011 91.00
2012 95.00
2013 88.00
2014 88.00
2015 90.00
2016 89.00
2017 83.00
2018 84.00
2019 88.00
2020 72.00

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