The Bahamas - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in The Bahamas was 83.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.00 in 2010 and a minimum value of 21.00 in 2001.

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
2001 21.00
2002 89.00
2003 88.00
2004 93.00
2005 93.00
2006 96.00
2007 93.00
2008 90.00
2009 95.00
2010 98.00
2011 95.00
2012 96.00
2013 97.00
2014 96.00
2015 95.00
2016 94.00
2017 94.00
2018 90.00
2019 89.00
2020 83.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in The Bahamas was 83.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2010 and a minimum value of 36.00 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 36.00
1981 55.00
1982 69.00
1983 65.00
1984 69.00
1985 86.00
1986 85.00
1987 85.00
1988 85.00
1989 86.00
1990 86.00
1991 92.00
1992 92.00
1993 91.00
1994 91.00
1995 87.00
1996 85.00
1997 86.00
1998 89.00
1999 82.00
2000 99.00
2001 99.00
2002 94.00
2003 92.00
2004 93.00
2005 93.00
2006 95.00
2007 95.00
2008 93.00
2009 96.00
2010 99.00
2011 98.00
2012 98.00
2013 97.00
2014 96.00
2015 95.00
2016 94.00
2017 94.00
2018 90.00
2019 89.00
2020 83.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in The Bahamas was 87.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 98.00 in 2009, while its lowest value was 63.00 in 1984.

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
1982 65.00
1983 66.00
1984 63.00
1985 79.00
1986 85.00
1987 87.00
1988 78.00
1989 87.00
1990 86.00
1991 93.00
1992 94.00
1993 88.00
1994 88.00
1995 90.00
1996 92.00
1997 93.00
1998 92.00
1999 86.00
2000 93.00
2001 94.00
2002 94.00
2003 90.00
2004 89.00
2005 85.00
2006 88.00
2007 96.00
2008 90.00
2009 98.00
2010 94.00
2011 90.00
2012 91.00
2013 92.00
2014 92.00
2015 94.00
2016 89.00
2017 90.00
2018 89.00
2019 83.00
2020 87.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention