South Sudan - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in South Sudan was 49.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 5 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.00 in 2020 and a minimum value of 31.00 in 2015.

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
2015 31.00
2016 45.00
2017 47.00
2018 49.00
2019 49.00
2020 49.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in South Sudan was 49.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 45.00 in 2016.

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
2011 61.00
2012 63.00
2013 53.00
2014 50.00
2015 46.00
2016 45.00
2017 47.00
2018 49.00
2019 49.00
2020 49.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in South Sudan was 49.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 62.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 49.00 in 2018.

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
2011 62.00
2012 60.00
2013 58.00
2014 55.00
2015 53.00
2016 51.00
2017 50.00
2018 49.00
2019 49.00
2020 49.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention