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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Maldives 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 1.00 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
1980 4.00
1981 1.00
1982 1.00
1983 13.00
1984 24.00
1985 28.00
1986 42.00
1987 42.00
1988 86.00
1989 91.00
1990 94.00
1991 98.00
1992 98.00
1993 90.00
1994 96.00
1995 94.00
1996 97.00
1997 97.00
1998 97.00
1999 97.00
2000 98.00
2001 98.00
2002 98.00
2003 98.00
2004 96.00
2005 98.00
2006 98.00
2007 98.00
2008 98.00
2009 98.00
2010 96.00
2011 96.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 99.00
2019 98.00
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