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DPT immunization coverage — Japan

DPT immunization coverage in Japan in 2024 — 99%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 39 pp.

2024 99% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 192
Period maximum 99%1996
Period minimum 60%1980

Trend over time

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

DPT immunization coverage — Japan, 1980–20246070809010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 60%1981: 75%1982: 81%1983: 80%1984: 82%1985: 83%1986: 84%1987: 85%1988: 86%1989: 87%1990: 90%1991: 92%1992: 87%1993: 85%1994: 80%1995: 74%1996: 99%1997: 70%1998: 75%1999: 80%2000: 85%2001: 95%2002: 96%2003: 97%2004: 99%2005: 98%2006: 98%2007: 98%2008: 98%2009: 97%2010: 97%2011: 97%2012: 97%2013: 96%2014: 96%2015: 96%2016: 99%2017: 99%2018: 98%2019: 98%2020: 96%2021: 99%2022: 99%2023: 98%2024: 99%
Change over the period: +39 pp Annual average: 0.89 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Japan 99%
World 84.8%
East Asia & Pacific 88.5%
Eastern Asia computed 97.2%
High-income countries computed 94.3%
DPT immunization coverage — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99 +1 pp
2023 98 −1 pp
2022 99 +0 pp
2021 99 +3 pp
2020 96 −2 pp
2019 98 +0 pp
2018 98 −1 pp
2017 99 +0 pp
2016 99 +3 pp
2015 96 +0 pp
2014 96 +0 pp
2013 96 −1 pp
2012 97 +0 pp
2011 97 +0 pp
2010 97 +0 pp
2009 97 −1 pp
2008 98 +0 pp
2007 98 +0 pp
2006 98 +0 pp
2005 98 −1 pp
2004 99 +2 pp
2003 97 +1 pp
2002 96 +1 pp
2001 95 +10 pp
2000 85 +5 pp
1999 80 +5 pp
1998 75 +5 pp
1997 70 −29 pp
1996 99 +25 pp
1995 74 −6 pp
1994 80 −5 pp
1993 85 −2 pp
1992 87 −5 pp
1991 92 +2 pp
1990 90 +3 pp
1989 87 +1 pp
1988 86 +1 pp
1987 85 +1 pp
1986 84 +1 pp
1985 83 +1 pp
1984 82 +2 pp
1983 80 −1 pp
1982 81 +6 pp
1981 75 +15 pp
1980 60 —

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

JP Japan 99 KP North Korea 99 CN China 97 KR South Korea 97 MN Mongolia 96
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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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