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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Senegal was 91.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 47.00 in 1989.

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
1986 54.00
1987 57.00
1988 59.00
1989 47.00
1990 51.00
1991 51.00
1992 59.00
1993 58.00
1994 57.00
1995 80.00
1996 70.00
1997 59.00
1998 59.00
1999 60.00
2000 52.00
2001 52.00
2002 60.00
2003 73.00
2004 87.00
2005 84.00
2006 89.00
2007 94.00
2008 88.00
2009 86.00
2010 89.00
2011 92.00
2012 91.00
2013 92.00
2014 89.00
2015 89.00
2016 93.00
2017 93.00
2018 92.00
2019 95.00
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