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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Micronesia was 83.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.00 in 1989 and a minimum value of 57.00 in 1987.

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
1987 57.00
1988 85.00
1989 95.00
1990 85.00
1991 79.00
1992 91.00
1993 78.00
1994 81.00
1995 83.00
1996 79.00
1997 75.00
1998 80.00
1999 76.00
2000 85.00
2001 75.00
2002 84.00
2003 92.00
2004 78.00
2005 94.00
2006 67.00
2007 79.00
2008 85.00
2009 91.00
2010 85.00
2011 84.00
2012 81.00
2013 81.00
2014 77.00
2015 72.00
2016 69.00
2017 73.00
2018 75.00
2019 78.00
2020 83.00

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