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DPT immunization coverage — all countries

DPT immunization coverage — North Korea

DPT immunization coverage in North Korea in 2024 — 99%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 49 pp.

2024 99% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 192
Period maximum 99%2021
Period minimum 37%1997

Trend over time

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

DPT immunization coverage — North Korea, 1980–20242040608010019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 50%1981: 52%1982: 51%1983: 52%1984: 67%1985: 55%1986: 61%1987: 86%1988: 87%1989: 97%1990: 98%1991: 97%1992: 90%1993: 90%1994: 77%1995: 64%1996: 50%1997: 37%1998: 43%1999: 50%2000: 56%2001: 62%2002: 64%2003: 68%2004: 72%2005: 79%2006: 89%2007: 92%2008: 92%2009: 93%2010: 93%2011: 94%2012: 96%2013: 93%2014: 93%2015: 96%2016: 96%2017: 97%2018: 97%2019: 97%2020: 97%2021: 99%2022: 99%2023: 99%2024: 99%
Change over the period: +49 pp Annual average: 1.11 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

North Korea 99%
World 84.8%
East Asia & Pacific 88.5%
Eastern Asia computed 97.2%
Low-income countries computed 71.1%
DPT immunization coverage — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 99 +0 pp
2023 99 +0 pp
2022 99 +0 pp
2021 99 +2 pp
2020 97 +0 pp
2019 97 +0 pp
2018 97 +0 pp
2017 97 +1 pp
2016 96 +0 pp
2015 96 +3 pp
2014 93 +0 pp
2013 93 −3 pp
2012 96 +2 pp
2011 94 +1 pp
2010 93 +0 pp
2009 93 +1 pp
2008 92 +0 pp
2007 92 +3 pp
2006 89 +10 pp
2005 79 +7 pp
2004 72 +4 pp
2003 68 +4 pp
2002 64 +2 pp
2001 62 +6 pp
2000 56 +6 pp
1999 50 +7 pp
1998 43 +6 pp
1997 37 −13 pp
1996 50 −14 pp
1995 64 −13 pp
1994 77 −13 pp
1993 90 +0 pp
1992 90 −7 pp
1991 97 −1 pp
1990 98 +1 pp
1989 97 +10 pp
1988 87 +1 pp
1987 86 +25 pp
1986 61 +6 pp
1985 55 −12 pp
1984 67 +15 pp
1983 52 +1 pp
1982 51 −1 pp
1981 52 +2 pp
1980 50 —

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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