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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Venezuela was 54.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 87.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 33.00 in 1984.

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 56.00
1981 54.00
1982 53.00
1983 58.00
1984 33.00
1985 49.00
1986 58.00
1987 57.00
1988 56.00
1989 57.00
1990 63.00
1991 64.00
1992 67.00
1993 67.00
1994 63.00
1995 68.00
1996 57.00
1997 60.00
1998 39.00
1999 76.00
2000 77.00
2001 70.00
2002 65.00
2003 68.00
2004 86.00
2005 87.00
2006 71.00
2007 62.00
2008 50.00
2009 84.00
2010 78.00
2011 78.00
2012 81.00
2013 82.00
2014 78.00
2015 87.00
2016 84.00
2017 66.00
2018 60.00
2019 64.00
2020 54.00

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