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DPT immunization coverage — Uruguay

DPT immunization coverage in Uruguay in 2024 — 94%. Ranked 66 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 41 pp.

2024 94% −1 pp vs 2023
World rank 66of 192
Period maximum 97%1990
Period minimum 53%1980

Trend over time

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

DPT immunization coverage — Uruguay, 1980–202440608010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 53%1981: 57%1982: 67%1983: 73%1984: 62%1985: 63%1986: 70%1987: 85%1988: 82%1989: 88%1990: 97%1991: 96%1992: 93%1993: 92%1994: 91%1995: 91%1996: 91%1997: 91%1998: 91%1999: 93%2000: 90%2001: 94%2002: 95%2003: 91%2004: 94%2005: 96%2006: 95%2007: 94%2008: 94%2009: 95%2010: 95%2011: 95%2012: 95%2013: 95%2014: 95%2015: 95%2016: 95%2017: 93%2018: 91%2019: 94%2020: 92%2021: 91%2022: 94%2023: 95%2024: 94%
Change over the period: +41 pp Annual average: 0.93 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Uruguay 94%
World 84.8%
Latin America & Caribbean 81.8%
South America computed 84.5%
High-income countries computed 94.3%
DPT immunization coverage — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 94 −1 pp
2023 95 +1 pp
2022 94 +3 pp
2021 91 −1 pp
2020 92 −2 pp
2019 94 +3 pp
2018 91 −2 pp
2017 93 −2 pp
2016 95 +0 pp
2015 95 +0 pp
2014 95 +0 pp
2013 95 +0 pp
2012 95 +0 pp
2011 95 +0 pp
2010 95 +0 pp
2009 95 +1 pp
2008 94 +0 pp
2007 94 −1 pp
2006 95 −1 pp
2005 96 +2 pp
2004 94 +3 pp
2003 91 −4 pp
2002 95 +1 pp
2001 94 +4 pp
2000 90 −3 pp
1999 93 +2 pp
1998 91 +0 pp
1997 91 +0 pp
1996 91 +0 pp
1995 91 +0 pp
1994 91 −1 pp
1993 92 −1 pp
1992 93 −3 pp
1991 96 −1 pp
1990 97 +9 pp
1989 88 +6 pp
1988 82 −3 pp
1987 85 +15 pp
1986 70 +7 pp
1985 63 +1 pp
1984 62 −11 pp
1983 73 +6 pp
1982 67 +10 pp
1981 57 +4 pp
1980 53 —

South America, 2024

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

GY Guyana 98 CL Chile 95 UY Uruguay 94 BR Brazil 91 CO Colombia 89 PY Paraguay 80 PE Peru 80 AR Argentina 75 EC Ecuador 70 SR Suriname 69 VE Venezuela 62 BO Bolivia 59
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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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