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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Thailand was 97.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 49.00 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 49.00
1981 52.00
1982 49.00
1983 49.00
1984 53.00
1985 62.00
1986 66.00
1987 75.00
1988 80.00
1989 84.00
1990 92.00
1991 90.00
1992 85.00
1993 89.00
1994 93.00
1995 96.00
1996 94.00
1997 95.00
1998 96.00
1999 97.00
2000 97.00
2001 96.00
2002 96.00
2003 98.00
2004 98.00
2005 98.00
2006 98.00
2007 98.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 97.00
2019 97.00
2020 97.00

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