Ghana - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Ghana was 94.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 80.00 in 2002.

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
2002 80.00
2003 80.00
2004 80.00
2005 84.00
2006 84.00
2007 94.00
2008 93.00
2009 94.00
2010 94.00
2011 91.00
2012 92.00
2013 90.00
2014 98.00
2015 88.00
2016 93.00
2017 99.00
2018 97.00
2019 97.00
2020 94.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Ghana was 94.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 7.00 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 7.00
1981 22.00
1982 23.00
1983 23.00
1984 19.00
1985 22.00
1986 35.00
1987 42.00
1988 47.00
1989 51.00
1990 58.00
1991 60.00
1992 62.00
1993 66.00
1994 70.00
1995 70.00
1996 71.00
1997 71.00
1998 76.00
1999 79.00
2000 88.00
2001 79.00
2002 78.00
2003 80.00
2004 80.00
2005 84.00
2006 84.00
2007 94.00
2008 93.00
2009 94.00
2010 94.00
2011 91.00
2012 92.00
2013 90.00
2014 98.00
2015 88.00
2016 93.00
2017 99.00
2018 97.00
2019 97.00
2020 94.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Ghana was 88.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 95.00 in 2017, while its lowest value was 10.00 in 1984.

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/).

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Year Value
1980 16.00
1981 23.00
1982 21.00
1983 16.00
1984 10.00
1985 21.00
1986 31.00
1987 51.00
1988 59.00
1989 65.00
1990 61.00
1991 63.00
1992 64.00
1993 66.00
1994 68.00
1995 70.00
1996 71.00
1997 73.00
1998 78.00
1999 81.00
2000 90.00
2001 78.00
2002 78.00
2003 80.00
2004 83.00
2005 83.00
2006 85.00
2007 95.00
2008 86.00
2009 93.00
2010 93.00
2011 91.00
2012 88.00
2013 89.00
2014 92.00
2015 89.00
2016 89.00
2017 95.00
2018 92.00
2019 92.00
2020 88.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention