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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in United Kingdom was 93.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 41.00 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 41.00
1981 46.00
1982 53.00
1983 59.00
1984 65.00
1985 65.00
1986 67.00
1987 73.00
1988 75.00
1989 78.00
1990 84.00
1991 88.00
1992 92.00
1993 93.00
1994 93.00
1995 94.00
1996 94.00
1997 92.00
1998 91.00
1999 92.00
2000 91.00
2001 91.00
2002 91.00
2003 91.00
2004 92.00
2005 91.00
2006 92.00
2007 92.00
2008 92.00
2009 93.00
2010 94.00
2011 95.00
2012 95.00
2013 95.00
2014 95.00
2015 95.00
2016 94.00
2017 94.00
2018 94.00
2019 93.00
2020 93.00

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