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DPT immunization coverage — all countries

DPT immunization coverage — Trinidad and Tobago

DPT immunization coverage in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024 — 92%. Ranked 86 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 66 pp.

2024 92% −4 pp vs 2023
World rank 86of 192
Period maximum 99%2018
Period minimum 26%1980

Trend over time

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

DPT immunization coverage — Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2024025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 26%1981: 62%1982: 54%1983: 60%1984: 65%1985: 75%1986: 70%1987: 79%1988: 82%1989: 77%1990: 82%1991: 82%1992: 87%1993: 81%1994: 85%1995: 89%1996: 89%1997: 90%1998: 91%1999: 90%2000: 90%2001: 91%2002: 96%2003: 91%2004: 94%2005: 95%2006: 92%2007: 88%2008: 90%2009: 90%2010: 90%2011: 90%2012: 92%2013: 92%2014: 92%2015: 96%2016: 97%2017: 89%2018: 99%2019: 93%2020: 96%2021: 94%2022: 93%2023: 96%2024: 92%
Change over the period: +66 pp Annual average: 1.5 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Trinidad and Tobago 92%
World 84.8%
Latin America & Caribbean 81.8%
High-income countries computed 94.3%
DPT immunization coverage — Trinidad and Tobago, by year Trinidad and Tobago All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 92 −4 pp
2023 96 +3 pp
2022 93 −1 pp
2021 94 −2 pp
2020 96 +3 pp
2019 93 −6 pp
2018 99 +10 pp
2017 89 −8 pp
2016 97 +1 pp
2015 96 +4 pp
2014 92 +0 pp
2013 92 +0 pp
2012 92 +2 pp
2011 90 +0 pp
2010 90 +0 pp
2009 90 +0 pp
2008 90 +2 pp
2007 88 −4 pp
2006 92 −3 pp
2005 95 +1 pp
2004 94 +3 pp
2003 91 −5 pp
2002 96 +5 pp
2001 91 +1 pp
2000 90 +0 pp
1999 90 −1 pp
1998 91 +1 pp
1997 90 +1 pp
1996 89 +0 pp
1995 89 +4 pp
1994 85 +4 pp
1993 81 −6 pp
1992 87 +5 pp
1991 82 +0 pp
1990 82 +5 pp
1989 77 −5 pp
1988 82 +3 pp
1987 79 +9 pp
1986 70 −5 pp
1985 75 +10 pp
1984 65 +5 pp
1983 60 +6 pp
1982 54 −8 pp
1981 62 +36 pp
1980 26 —

Caribbean, 2024

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

AG Antigua and Barbuda 99 CU Cuba 99 JM Jamaica 99 LC Saint Lucia 99 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 97 BB Barbados 94 GD Grenada 93 TT Trinidad and Tobago 92 BS Bahamas 90 DM Dominica 90 DO Dominican Republic 87 HT Haiti 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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