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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Turkey was 98.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 42.00 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 42.00
1981 64.00
1982 58.00
1983 56.00
1984 56.00
1985 55.00
1986 45.00
1987 86.00
1988 86.00
1989 79.00
1990 84.00
1991 72.00
1992 77.00
1993 76.00
1994 87.00
1995 67.00
1996 72.00
1997 79.00
1998 81.00
1999 79.00
2000 85.00
2001 88.00
2002 78.00
2003 68.00
2004 85.00
2005 90.00
2006 90.00
2007 96.00
2008 96.00
2009 96.00
2010 97.00
2011 97.00
2012 97.00
2013 98.00
2014 96.00
2015 97.00
2016 98.00
2017 96.00
2018 98.00
2019 99.00
2020 98.00

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