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

The value for Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Guatemala was 83.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.00 in 2012 and a minimum value of 16.00 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
1980 43.00
1981 42.00
1982 45.00
1983 44.00
1984 48.00
1985 21.00
1986 37.00
1987 16.00
1988 47.00
1989 50.00
1990 66.00
1991 63.00
1992 66.00
1993 75.00
1994 71.00
1995 77.00
1996 66.00
1997 73.00
1998 78.00
1999 77.00
2000 81.00
2001 77.00
2002 82.00
2003 84.00
2004 87.00
2005 87.00
2006 89.00
2007 85.00
2008 95.00
2009 92.00
2010 94.00
2011 88.00
2012 96.00
2013 85.00
2014 73.00
2015 74.00
2016 80.00
2017 82.00
2018 86.00
2019 85.00
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