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DPT immunization coverage — all countries

DPT immunization coverage — Nicaragua

DPT immunization coverage in Nicaragua in 2023 — 89%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 193. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 73 pp.

2023 89% −3 pp vs 2022
World rank 110of 193
Period maximum 98%2009
Period minimum 16%1980

Trend over time

1980–2023 · % of children aged 12–23 months

DPT immunization coverage — Nicaragua, 1980–2023025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020231980: 16%1981: 23%1982: 27%1983: 24%1984: 33%1985: 39%1986: 45%1987: 51%1988: 47%1989: 68%1990: 70%1991: 75%1992: 81%1993: 81%1994: 81%1995: 80%1996: 80%1997: 80%1998: 73%1999: 79%2000: 83%2001: 87%2002: 85%2003: 86%2004: 79%2005: 86%2006: 88%2007: 93%2008: 97%2009: 98%2010: 98%2011: 98%2012: 98%2013: 98%2014: 98%2015: 98%2016: 98%2017: 98%2018: 98%2019: 98%2020: 92%2021: 87%2022: 92%2023: 89%
Change over the period: +73 pp Annual average: 1.7 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Nicaragua 89%
World 84.5%
Latin America & Caribbean 82.9%
Central America computed 85.2%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 87.2%
DPT immunization coverage — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 89 −3 pp
2022 92 +5 pp
2021 87 −5 pp
2020 92 −6 pp
2019 98 +0 pp
2018 98 +0 pp
2017 98 +0 pp
2016 98 +0 pp
2015 98 +0 pp
2014 98 +0 pp
2013 98 +0 pp
2012 98 +0 pp
2011 98 +0 pp
2010 98 +0 pp
2009 98 +1 pp
2008 97 +4 pp
2007 93 +5 pp
2006 88 +2 pp
2005 86 +7 pp
2004 79 −7 pp
2003 86 +1 pp
2002 85 −2 pp
2001 87 +4 pp
2000 83 +4 pp
1999 79 +6 pp
1998 73 −7 pp
1997 80 +0 pp
1996 80 +0 pp
1995 80 −1 pp
1994 81 +0 pp
1993 81 +0 pp
1992 81 +6 pp
1991 75 +5 pp
1990 70 +2 pp
1989 68 +21 pp
1988 47 −4 pp
1987 51 +6 pp
1986 45 +6 pp
1985 39 +6 pp
1984 33 +9 pp
1983 24 −3 pp
1982 27 +4 pp
1981 23 +7 pp
1980 16 —

Central America, 2023

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

CR Costa Rica 99 SV El Salvador 96 NI Nicaragua 89 GT Guatemala 88 BZ Belize 85 MX Mexico 85 HN Honduras 73 PA Panama 71
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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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