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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Guyana was 99.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 35.00 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 35.00
1981 45.00
1982 53.00
1983 58.00
1984 70.00
1985 75.00
1986 64.00
1987 67.00
1988 64.00
1989 77.00
1990 83.00
1991 81.00
1992 79.00
1993 93.00
1994 90.00
1995 86.00
1996 83.00
1997 88.00
1998 90.00
1999 83.00
2000 88.00
2001 85.00
2002 91.00
2003 90.00
2004 91.00
2005 93.00
2006 93.00
2007 94.00
2008 93.00
2009 98.00
2010 95.00
2011 93.00
2012 97.00
2013 98.00
2014 98.00
2015 95.00
2016 97.00
2017 97.00
2018 95.00
2019 99.00
2020 99.00

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