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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Vietnam was 94.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2003 and a minimum value of 4.00 in 1983.

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
1983 4.00
1984 5.00
1985 42.00
1986 43.00
1987 50.00
1988 70.00
1989 88.00
1990 88.00
1991 88.00
1992 88.00
1993 91.00
1994 94.00
1995 93.00
1996 94.00
1997 95.00
1998 94.00
1999 93.00
2000 96.00
2001 96.00
2002 75.00
2003 99.00
2004 96.00
2005 95.00
2006 94.00
2007 92.00
2008 93.00
2009 96.00
2010 93.00
2011 95.00
2012 97.00
2013 59.00
2014 95.00
2015 97.00
2016 96.00
2017 94.00
2018 75.00
2019 89.00
2020 94.00

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