Zambia - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Zambia was 84.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 78.00 in 2012.

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/).

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Year Value
2005 82.00
2006 81.00
2007 80.00
2008 87.00
2009 94.00
2010 83.00
2011 81.00
2012 78.00
2013 79.00
2014 86.00
2015 90.00
2016 95.00
2017 94.00
2018 90.00
2019 88.00
2020 84.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Zambia was 84.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 49.00 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 49.00
1984 59.00
1985 66.00
1986 66.00
1987 83.00
1988 83.00
1989 83.00
1990 91.00
1991 79.00
1992 83.00
1993 86.00
1994 90.00
1995 86.00
1996 84.00
1997 83.00
1998 84.00
1999 84.00
2000 85.00
2001 85.00
2002 84.00
2003 83.00
2004 83.00
2005 82.00
2006 81.00
2007 80.00
2008 87.00
2009 94.00
2010 83.00
2011 81.00
2012 78.00
2013 79.00
2014 86.00
2015 90.00
2016 95.00
2017 94.00
2018 90.00
2019 88.00
2020 84.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Zambia was 96.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 97.00 in 2016, while its lowest value was 56.00 in 1983.

Definition: Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

See also:

Year Value
1983 56.00
1984 57.00
1985 58.00
1986 58.00
1987 80.00
1988 80.00
1989 80.00
1990 90.00
1991 80.00
1992 85.00
1993 91.00
1994 96.00
1995 86.00
1996 86.00
1997 86.00
1998 86.00
1999 85.00
2000 85.00
2001 84.00
2002 84.00
2003 84.00
2004 85.00
2005 85.00
2006 85.00
2007 93.00
2008 87.00
2009 90.00
2010 96.00
2011 83.00
2012 82.00
2013 80.00
2014 85.00
2015 90.00
2016 97.00
2017 96.00
2018 94.00
2019 93.00
2020 96.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention