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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Somalia was 42.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45.00 in 2010 and a minimum value of 2.00 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 2.00
1982 5.00
1983 5.00
1984 10.00
1985 22.00
1986 17.00
1987 25.00
1988 26.00
1989 18.00
1990 19.00
1991 20.00
1992 21.00
1993 22.00
1994 23.00
1995 22.00
1996 21.00
1997 19.00
1998 33.00
1999 36.00
2000 33.00
2001 33.00
2002 40.00
2003 40.00
2004 30.00
2005 35.00
2006 26.00
2007 40.00
2008 31.00
2009 42.00
2010 45.00
2011 41.00
2012 42.00
2013 42.00
2014 42.00
2015 42.00
2016 42.00
2017 42.00
2018 42.00
2019 42.00
2020 42.00

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