DPT immunization coverage in Southern Africa in 2024 — 75.3%. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 18.5 pp.
1981–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.3 | −4.9 pp |
| 2023 | 80.2 | −5.3 pp |
| 2022 | 85.4 | −1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 86.8 | +1.8 pp |
| 2020 | 85 | −0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 85.7 | +2.6 pp |
| 2018 | 83.1 | −1.7 pp |
| 2017 | 84.8 | −0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 85.5 | −0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 85.6 | −0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 85.8 | +3.3 pp |
| 2013 | 82.5 | +8.9 pp |
| 2012 | 73.5 | −3.4 pp |
| 2011 | 76.9 | −1.7 pp |
| 2010 | 78.6 | −3.5 pp |
| 2009 | 82 | −0.8 pp |
| 2008 | 82.8 | −2.7 pp |
| 2007 | 85.5 | +0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 84.7 | +2.7 pp |
| 2005 | 82 | +6.3 pp |
| 2004 | 75.8 | +4.5 pp |
| 2003 | 71.3 | −0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 71.9 | −0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 72.6 | −2 pp |
| 2000 | 74.6 | −0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 75.3 | −1 pp |
| 1998 | 76.3 | −0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 76.8 | +2.5 pp |
| 1996 | 74.3 | +0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 73.6 | −1.2 pp |
| 1994 | 74.8 | −6.7 pp |
| 1993 | 81.5 | +1.8 pp |
| 1992 | 79.7 | −1.4 pp |
| 1991 | 81.1 | +7.7 pp |
| 1990 | 73.3 | +1 pp |
| 1989 | 72.4 | +1.1 pp |
| 1988 | 71.3 | −1.7 pp |
| 1987 | 73 | +2 pp |
| 1986 | 71 | −4.3 pp |
| 1985 | 75.3 | +0.6 pp |
| 1984 | 74.7 | +1.4 pp |
| 1983 | 73.3 | +10 pp |
| 1982 | 63.3 | +6.5 pp |
| 1981 | 56.8 | — |
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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