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DPT immunization coverage — Nigeria

DPT immunization coverage in Nigeria in 2024 — 67%. Ranked 175 in the world out of 192. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 58 pp.

2024 67% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 175of 192
Period maximum 67%2023
Period minimum 9%1984

Trend over time

1984–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

DPT immunization coverage — Nigeria, 1984–2024020406080198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 9%1985: 16%1986: 22%1987: 29%1988: 36%1989: 47%1990: 56%1991: 39%1992: 43%1993: 29%1994: 44%1995: 34%1996: 26%1997: 21%1998: 21%1999: 31%2000: 29%2001: 27%2002: 25%2003: 29%2004: 33%2005: 36%2006: 40%2007: 42%2008: 53%2009: 63%2010: 56%2011: 53%2012: 36%2013: 39%2014: 43%2015: 42%2016: 53%2017: 55%2018: 61%2019: 66%2020: 62%2021: 61%2022: 59%2023: 67%2024: 67%
Change over the period: +58 pp Annual average: 1.45 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Nigeria 67%
World 84.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa 74%
Western Africa computed 75.1%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 88.8%
DPT immunization coverage — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 67 +0 pp
2023 67 +8 pp
2022 59 −2 pp
2021 61 −1 pp
2020 62 −4 pp
2019 66 +5 pp
2018 61 +6 pp
2017 55 +2 pp
2016 53 +11 pp
2015 42 −1 pp
2014 43 +4 pp
2013 39 +3 pp
2012 36 −17 pp
2011 53 −3 pp
2010 56 −7 pp
2009 63 +10 pp
2008 53 +11 pp
2007 42 +2 pp
2006 40 +4 pp
2005 36 +3 pp
2004 33 +4 pp
2003 29 +4 pp
2002 25 −2 pp
2001 27 −2 pp
2000 29 −2 pp
1999 31 +10 pp
1998 21 +0 pp
1997 21 −5 pp
1996 26 −8 pp
1995 34 −10 pp
1994 44 +15 pp
1993 29 −14 pp
1992 43 +4 pp
1991 39 −17 pp
1990 56 +9 pp
1989 47 +11 pp
1988 36 +7 pp
1987 29 +7 pp
1986 22 +6 pp
1985 16 +7 pp
1984 9 —

Western Africa, 2024

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

GH Ghana 95 CV Cabo Verde 93 BF Burkina Faso 91 SN Senegal 91 SL Sierra Leone 91 TG Togo 90 MR Mauritania 86 NE Niger 86 LR Liberia 83 ML Mali 82 GM Gambia 80 CI Côte d'Ivoire 77 GW Guinea-Bissau 68 NG Nigeria 67 BJ Benin 63 GN Guinea 63
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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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