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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Grenada was 72.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2009 and a minimum value of 25.00 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 25.00
1981 43.00
1982 56.00
1983 68.00
1984 76.00
1985 61.00
1986 98.00
1987 80.00
1988 65.00
1989 87.00
1990 80.00
1991 85.00
1992 90.00
1993 89.00
1994 91.00
1995 95.00
1996 80.00
1997 95.00
1998 97.00
1999 88.00
2000 97.00
2001 96.00
2002 98.00
2003 97.00
2004 83.00
2005 99.00
2006 91.00
2007 96.00
2008 99.00
2009 99.00
2010 97.00
2011 95.00
2012 97.00
2013 97.00
2014 97.00
2015 92.00
2016 96.00
2017 96.00
2018 95.00
2019 92.00
2020 72.00

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