Belgium - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Belgium was 97.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 2.00 in 1997.

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
1997 2.00
1998 31.00
1999 46.00
2000 60.00
2001 60.00
2002 60.00
2003 64.00
2004 64.00
2005 77.00
2006 94.00
2007 94.00
2008 98.00
2009 97.00
2010 97.00
2011 97.00
2012 98.00
2013 98.00
2014 98.00
2015 98.00
2016 97.00
2017 97.00
2018 97.00
2019 97.00
2020 97.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Belgium was 97.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 79.00 in 1998.

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 95.00
1981 95.00
1982 95.00
1983 95.00
1984 95.00
1985 95.00
1986 95.00
1987 95.00
1988 80.00
1989 94.00
1990 93.00
1991 92.00
1992 95.00
1993 97.00
1994 96.00
1995 94.00
1996 95.00
1997 87.00
1998 79.00
1999 87.00
2000 95.00
2001 95.00
2002 95.00
2003 95.00
2004 95.00
2005 97.00
2006 98.00
2007 98.00
2008 99.00
2009 98.00
2010 98.00
2011 98.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 98.00
2017 98.00
2018 98.00
2019 98.00
2020 97.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Belgium was 96.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 96.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 50.00 in 1981.

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
1981 50.00
1982 58.00
1983 66.00
1984 74.00
1985 82.00
1986 90.00
1987 50.00
1988 75.00
1989 75.00
1990 85.00
1991 67.00
1992 87.00
1993 70.00
1994 78.00
1995 85.00
1996 73.00
1997 76.00
1998 80.00
1999 82.00
2000 82.00
2001 82.00
2002 82.00
2003 82.00
2004 82.00
2005 88.00
2006 92.00
2007 92.00
2008 93.00
2009 95.00
2010 95.00
2011 95.00
2012 96.00
2013 96.00
2014 96.00
2015 96.00
2016 96.00
2017 96.00
2018 96.00
2019 96.00
2020 96.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention