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DPT immunization coverage — all countries

DPT immunization coverage — Rwanda

DPT immunization coverage in Rwanda in 2024 — 98%. Ranked 20 in the world out of 192. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 81 pp.

2024 98% +4 pp vs 2023
World rank 20of 192
Period maximum 99%2006
Period minimum 17%1981

Trend over time

1981–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

DPT immunization coverage — Rwanda, 1981–2024025507510019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 17%1982: 38%1983: 59%1984: 55%1985: 50%1986: 87%1987: 88%1988: 80%1989: 82%1990: 84%1991: 91%1992: 85%1993: 83%1994: 23%1995: 83%1996: 89%1997: 73%1998: 79%1999: 85%2000: 90%2001: 77%2002: 88%2003: 96%2004: 89%2005: 95%2006: 99%2007: 97%2008: 97%2009: 97%2010: 97%2011: 97%2012: 98%2013: 98%2014: 98%2015: 98%2016: 98%2017: 98%2018: 97%2019: 98%2020: 91%2021: 88%2022: 98%2023: 94%2024: 98%
Change over the period: +81 pp Annual average: 1.88 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Rwanda 98%
World 84.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa 74%
Eastern Africa computed 80.6%
Low-income countries computed 71.1%
DPT immunization coverage — Rwanda, by year Rwanda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 98 +4 pp
2023 94 −4 pp
2022 98 +10 pp
2021 88 −3 pp
2020 91 −7 pp
2019 98 +1 pp
2018 97 −1 pp
2017 98 +0 pp
2016 98 +0 pp
2015 98 +0 pp
2014 98 +0 pp
2013 98 +0 pp
2012 98 +1 pp
2011 97 +0 pp
2010 97 +0 pp
2009 97 +0 pp
2008 97 +0 pp
2007 97 −2 pp
2006 99 +4 pp
2005 95 +6 pp
2004 89 −7 pp
2003 96 +8 pp
2002 88 +11 pp
2001 77 −13 pp
2000 90 +5 pp
1999 85 +6 pp
1998 79 +6 pp
1997 73 −16 pp
1996 89 +6 pp
1995 83 +60 pp
1994 23 −60 pp
1993 83 −2 pp
1992 85 −6 pp
1991 91 +7 pp
1990 84 +2 pp
1989 82 +2 pp
1988 80 −8 pp
1987 88 +1 pp
1986 87 +37 pp
1985 50 −5 pp
1984 55 −4 pp
1983 59 +21 pp
1982 38 +21 pp
1981 17 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

RW Rwanda 98 ER Eritrea 95 SC Seychelles 94 MU Mauritius 93 KE Kenya 91 MW Malawi 91 UG Uganda 91 ZM Zambia 91 ZW Zimbabwe 91 BI Burundi 89 TZ Tanzania 83 DJ Djibouti 77 KM Comoros 75 ET Ethiopia 73 SS South Sudan 73 MZ Mozambique 70 SO Somalia 70 MG Madagascar 60
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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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