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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Uruguay was 92.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.00 in 2005 and a minimum value of 91.00 in 2003.

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/).

See also:

Year Value
1999 93.00
2000 92.00
2001 94.00
2002 95.00
2003 91.00
2004 94.00
2005 96.00
2006 95.00
2007 94.00
2008 94.00
2009 95.00
2010 95.00
2011 95.00
2012 95.00
2013 94.00
2014 95.00
2015 95.00
2016 95.00
2017 93.00
2018 91.00
2019 94.00
2020 92.00

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