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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Ethiopia was 71.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 71.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3.00 in 1981.

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
1981 3.00
1982 3.00
1983 4.00
1984 4.00
1985 6.00
1986 7.00
1987 16.00
1988 16.00
1989 26.00
1990 49.00
1991 21.00
1992 13.00
1993 28.00
1994 57.00
1995 57.00
1996 55.00
1997 55.00
1998 42.00
1999 28.00
2000 30.00
2001 33.00
2002 35.00
2003 38.00
2004 40.00
2005 44.00
2006 46.00
2007 50.00
2008 54.00
2009 58.00
2010 61.00
2011 65.00
2012 62.00
2013 59.00
2014 61.00
2015 63.00
2016 66.00
2017 68.00
2018 67.00
2019 68.00
2020 71.00

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