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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Rwanda was 91.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2006 and a minimum value of 17.00 in 1981.

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 17.00
1982 38.00
1983 59.00
1984 55.00
1985 50.00
1986 87.00
1987 88.00
1988 80.00
1989 82.00
1990 84.00
1991 91.00
1992 85.00
1993 83.00
1994 23.00
1995 83.00
1996 89.00
1997 73.00
1998 79.00
1999 85.00
2000 90.00
2001 77.00
2002 88.00
2003 96.00
2004 89.00
2005 95.00
2006 99.00
2007 97.00
2008 97.00
2009 97.00
2010 97.00
2011 97.00
2012 98.00
2013 98.00
2014 98.00
2015 98.00
2016 98.00
2017 98.00
2018 97.00
2019 98.00
2020 91.00

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