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DPT immunization coverage — Saudi Arabia

DPT immunization coverage in Saudi Arabia in 2024 — 97%. Ranked 29 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 56 pp.

2024 97% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 29of 192
Period maximum 98%2008
Period minimum 41%1980

Trend over time

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

DPT immunization coverage — Saudi Arabia, 1980–202440608010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 41%1981: 53%1982: 62%1983: 67%1984: 76%1985: 81%1986: 86%1987: 89%1988: 89%1989: 96%1990: 92%1991: 91%1992: 91%1993: 94%1994: 95%1995: 96%1996: 93%1997: 92%1998: 94%1999: 93%2000: 95%2001: 97%2002: 95%2003: 95%2004: 96%2005: 96%2006: 96%2007: 96%2008: 98%2009: 98%2010: 98%2011: 98%2012: 98%2013: 98%2014: 98%2015: 98%2016: 98%2017: 98%2018: 96%2019: 96%2020: 95%2021: 97%2022: 98%2023: 97%2024: 97%
Change over the period: +56 pp Annual average: 1.27 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Saudi Arabia 97%
World 84.8%
Middle East & North Africa 84.4%
Western Asia computed 84.6%
High-income countries computed 94.3%
DPT immunization coverage — Saudi Arabia, by year Saudi Arabia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97 +0 pp
2023 97 −1 pp
2022 98 +1 pp
2021 97 +2 pp
2020 95 −1 pp
2019 96 +0 pp
2018 96 −2 pp
2017 98 +0 pp
2016 98 +0 pp
2015 98 +0 pp
2014 98 +0 pp
2013 98 +0 pp
2012 98 +0 pp
2011 98 +0 pp
2010 98 +0 pp
2009 98 +0 pp
2008 98 +2 pp
2007 96 +0 pp
2006 96 +0 pp
2005 96 +0 pp
2004 96 +1 pp
2003 95 +0 pp
2002 95 −2 pp
2001 97 +2 pp
2000 95 +2 pp
1999 93 −1 pp
1998 94 +2 pp
1997 92 −1 pp
1996 93 −3 pp
1995 96 +1 pp
1994 95 +1 pp
1993 94 +3 pp
1992 91 +0 pp
1991 91 −1 pp
1990 92 −4 pp
1989 96 +7 pp
1988 89 +0 pp
1987 89 +3 pp
1986 86 +5 pp
1985 81 +5 pp
1984 76 +9 pp
1983 67 +5 pp
1982 62 +9 pp
1981 53 +12 pp
1980 41 —

Western Asia, 2024

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

KW Kuwait 99 OM Oman 99 TR Türkiye 99 IL Israel 98 SA Saudi Arabia 97 BH Bahrain 96 JO Jordan 96 QA Qatar 96 AE United Arab Emirates 96 AM Armenia 94 CY Cyprus 94 IQ Iraq 90 PS Palestine 88 GE Georgia 86 SY Syria 73 AZ Azerbaijan 51 LB Lebanon 49 YE Yemen 42
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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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