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DPT immunization coverage — all countries

DPT immunization coverage — Gambia

DPT immunization coverage in the Gambia in 2024 — 80%. Ranked 144 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 17 pp.

2024 80% −4 pp vs 2023
World rank 144of 192
Period maximum 98%2009
Period minimum 62%1983

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

DPT immunization coverage — Gambia, 1980–20246070809010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 63%1981: 76%1982: 80%1983: 62%1984: 70%1985: 78%1986: 73%1987: 85%1988: 82%1989: 87%1990: 92%1991: 85%1992: 85%1993: 90%1994: 93%1995: 96%1996: 96%1997: 96%1998: 97%1999: 75%2000: 80%2001: 87%2002: 87%2003: 87%2004: 87%2005: 95%2006: 95%2007: 95%2008: 96%2009: 98%2010: 97%2011: 96%2012: 98%2013: 97%2014: 96%2015: 97%2016: 95%2017: 92%2018: 93%2019: 88%2020: 85%2021: 82%2022: 79%2023: 84%2024: 80%
Change over the period: +17 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 80%
World 84.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa 74%
Western Africa computed 75.1%
Low-income countries computed 71.1%
DPT immunization coverage — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 80 −4 pp
2023 84 +5 pp
2022 79 −3 pp
2021 82 −3 pp
2020 85 −3 pp
2019 88 −5 pp
2018 93 +1 pp
2017 92 −3 pp
2016 95 −2 pp
2015 97 +1 pp
2014 96 −1 pp
2013 97 −1 pp
2012 98 +2 pp
2011 96 −1 pp
2010 97 −1 pp
2009 98 +2 pp
2008 96 +1 pp
2007 95 +0 pp
2006 95 +0 pp
2005 95 +8 pp
2004 87 +0 pp
2003 87 +0 pp
2002 87 +0 pp
2001 87 +7 pp
2000 80 +5 pp
1999 75 −22 pp
1998 97 +1 pp
1997 96 +0 pp
1996 96 +0 pp
1995 96 +3 pp
1994 93 +3 pp
1993 90 +5 pp
1992 85 +0 pp
1991 85 −7 pp
1990 92 +5 pp
1989 87 +5 pp
1988 82 −3 pp
1987 85 +12 pp
1986 73 −5 pp
1985 78 +8 pp
1984 70 +8 pp
1983 62 −18 pp
1982 80 +4 pp
1981 76 +13 pp
1980 63 —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GH Ghana 95 CV Cabo Verde 93 BF Burkina Faso 91 SN Senegal 91 SL Sierra Leone 91 TG Togo 90 MR Mauritania 86 NE Niger 86 LR Liberia 83 ML Mali 82 GM Gambia 80 CI Côte d'Ivoire 77 GW Guinea-Bissau 68 NG Nigeria 67 BJ Benin 63 GN Guinea 63
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About the indicator

The share of children aged 12–23 months who have received three doses of the combined vaccine against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. The indicator is used as a gauge of whether the whole system of primary health care works: if a child has had three doses, the family has reached a health facility at least three times.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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