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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Nicaragua was 92.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 79.00 in 2004.

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
1999 80.00
2000 83.00
2001 87.00
2002 85.00
2003 86.00
2004 79.00
2005 86.00
2006 88.00
2007 93.00
2008 97.00
2009 98.00
2010 98.00
2011 98.00
2012 98.00
2013 98.00
2014 98.00
2015 98.00
2016 98.00
2017 98.00
2018 98.00
2019 98.00
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