DPT immunization coverage in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — 74%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 68.7 pp.
1980–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74 | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 73.9 | +1.2 pp |
| 2022 | 72.7 | −0 pp |
| 2021 | 72.7 | −1 pp |
| 2020 | 73.7 | −2.6 pp |
| 2019 | 76.3 | +1.3 pp |
| 2018 | 75 | +1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 73.7 | +0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 73.2 | +2.9 pp |
| 2015 | 70.3 | −0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 70.8 | +2.2 pp |
| 2013 | 68.5 | −0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 68.7 | −3.1 pp |
| 2011 | 71.8 | +0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 71.2 | −1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 72.3 | +3.3 pp |
| 2008 | 69 | +3.1 pp |
| 2007 | 66 | +1.8 pp |
| 2006 | 64.1 | +2.1 pp |
| 2005 | 62.1 | +3.3 pp |
| 2004 | 58.8 | +3.1 pp |
| 2003 | 55.7 | +3 pp |
| 2002 | 52.7 | +1.4 pp |
| 2001 | 51.3 | +0.9 pp |
| 2000 | 50.4 | +1.9 pp |
| 1999 | 48.5 | +1.3 pp |
| 1998 | 47.3 | −1.4 pp |
| 1997 | 48.6 | −1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 50 | −2.3 pp |
| 1995 | 52.3 | −1 pp |
| 1994 | 53.3 | +4.5 pp |
| 1993 | 48.8 | −0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 48.9 | +0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 48.5 | −7.5 pp |
| 1990 | 56 | +6.2 pp |
| 1989 | 49.8 | +5.7 pp |
| 1988 | 44.1 | +3.5 pp |
| 1987 | 40.6 | +6.4 pp |
| 1986 | 34.3 | +4.9 pp |
| 1985 | 29.4 | +4.9 pp |
| 1984 | 24.5 | +5.9 pp |
| 1983 | 18.6 | +6.8 pp |
| 1982 | 11.8 | +0.8 pp |
| 1981 | 11 | +5.8 pp |
| 1980 | 5.2 | — |
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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