St. Kitts and Nevis - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in St. Kitts and Nevis was 99.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 22 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 94.00 in 2015.

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
1998 99.00
1999 99.00
2000 99.00
2001 99.00
2002 96.00
2003 99.00
2004 96.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 98.00
2009 97.00
2010 96.00
2011 98.00
2012 98.00
2013 97.00
2014 98.00
2015 94.00
2016 98.00
2017 98.00
2018 98.00
2019 97.00
2020 99.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in St. Kitts and Nevis was 99.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 56.00 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 56.00
1981 67.00
1982 92.00
1983 90.00
1984 97.00
1985 92.00
1986 99.00
1987 96.00
1988 94.00
1989 99.00
1990 99.00
1991 99.00
1992 99.00
1993 99.00
1994 99.00
1995 99.00
1996 99.00
1997 99.00
1998 98.00
1999 99.00
2000 99.00
2001 99.00
2002 97.00
2003 99.00
2004 96.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 98.00
2010 96.00
2011 98.00
2012 98.00
2013 97.00
2014 98.00
2015 94.00
2016 98.00
2017 98.00
2018 98.00
2019 97.00
2020 99.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in St. Kitts and Nevis was 99.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 99.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 77.00 in 1988.

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/).

See also:

Year Value
1984 85.00
1985 91.00
1986 96.00
1987 91.00
1988 77.00
1989 90.00
1990 99.00
1991 99.00
1992 99.00
1993 99.00
1994 99.00
1995 99.00
1996 99.00
1997 97.00
1998 99.00
1999 99.00
2000 99.00
2001 90.00
2002 99.00
2003 98.00
2004 98.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 99.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 95.00
2013 99.00
2014 93.00
2015 95.00
2016 98.00
2017 93.00
2018 96.00
2019 97.00
2020 99.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention