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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Tuvalu was 95.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2008 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 49.00
1982 72.00
1983 79.00
1984 37.00
1985 52.00
1986 73.00
1987 59.00
1988 89.00
1989 85.00
1990 99.00
1991 74.00
1992 70.00
1993 80.00
1994 99.00
1995 87.00
1996 97.00
1997 77.00
1998 94.00
1999 83.00
2000 82.00
2001 96.00
2002 98.00
2003 93.00
2004 98.00
2005 93.00
2006 97.00
2007 97.00
2008 99.00
2009 88.00
2010 89.00
2011 96.00
2012 97.00
2013 90.00
2014 89.00
2015 96.00
2016 94.00
2017 96.00
2018 89.00
2019 92.00
2020 95.00

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