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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Yemen was 72.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 84.00 in 1990 and a minimum value of 1.00 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 1.00
1981 3.00
1982 4.00
1983 5.00
1984 7.00
1985 12.00
1986 13.00
1987 18.00
1988 36.00
1989 56.00
1990 84.00
1991 47.00
1992 50.00
1993 54.00
1994 33.00
1995 44.00
1996 47.00
1997 40.00
1998 68.00
1999 71.00
2000 74.00
2001 73.00
2002 65.00
2003 61.00
2004 72.00
2005 79.00
2006 78.00
2007 79.00
2008 78.00
2009 76.00
2010 76.00
2011 69.00
2012 67.00
2013 73.00
2014 73.00
2015 69.00
2016 71.00
2017 68.00
2018 65.00
2019 73.00
2020 72.00

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