Sri Lanka - Immunization

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

The value for Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) in Sri Lanka was 96.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 32.00 in 2003.

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
2003 32.00
2004 62.00
2005 99.00
2006 98.00
2007 98.00
2008 98.00
2009 97.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
2020 96.00

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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Sri Lanka was 96.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 45.00 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 46.00
1981 45.00
1982 57.00
1983 64.00
1984 66.00
1985 70.00
1986 75.00
1987 77.00
1988 83.00
1989 87.00
1990 86.00
1991 86.00
1992 88.00
1993 90.00
1994 88.00
1995 93.00
1996 92.00
1997 97.00
1998 94.00
1999 99.00
2000 99.00
2001 98.00
2002 98.00
2003 99.00
2004 97.00
2005 99.00
2006 98.00
2007 98.00
2008 98.00
2009 97.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
2020 96.00

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

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Sri Lanka was 96.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 99.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 3.00 in 1984.

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/).

See also:

Year Value
1984 3.00
1985 20.00
1986 45.00
1987 60.00
1988 68.00
1989 76.00
1990 80.00
1991 79.00
1992 82.00
1993 86.00
1994 84.00
1995 87.00
1996 89.00
1997 94.00
1998 94.00
1999 95.00
2000 99.00
2001 99.00
2002 99.00
2003 99.00
2004 96.00
2005 99.00
2006 99.00
2007 98.00
2008 98.00
2009 97.00
2010 99.00
2011 99.00
2012 99.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
2020 96.00

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention