DPT immunization coverage in South America in 2024 — 84.5%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 48.3 pp.
1980–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 84.5 | +1.4 pp |
| 2023 | 83.2 | +5.7 pp |
| 2022 | 77.5 | +3.8 pp |
| 2021 | 73.7 | −2.7 pp |
| 2020 | 76.4 | −1.2 pp |
| 2019 | 77.6 | −8.3 pp |
| 2018 | 85.9 | +1.4 pp |
| 2017 | 84.5 | −4.8 pp |
| 2016 | 89.3 | −3.8 pp |
| 2015 | 93.1 | +2.3 pp |
| 2014 | 90.7 | −2.4 pp |
| 2013 | 93.1 | +0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 92.5 | −0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 93.5 | −0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 94.2 | −1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 95.3 | +2.6 pp |
| 2008 | 92.7 | −0.9 pp |
| 2007 | 93.7 | −0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 94.2 | −0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 94.6 | +0 pp |
| 2004 | 94.6 | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 94.1 | +1.8 pp |
| 2002 | 92.3 | +1.8 pp |
| 2001 | 90.5 | −0.7 pp |
| 2000 | 91.2 | +2.3 pp |
| 1999 | 88.9 | +4.2 pp |
| 1998 | 84.6 | +4.5 pp |
| 1997 | 80.2 | +1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 79 | −2.9 pp |
| 1995 | 81.8 | +4.5 pp |
| 1994 | 77.4 | −0.7 pp |
| 1993 | 78 | +3.4 pp |
| 1992 | 74.6 | −2.1 pp |
| 1991 | 76.6 | +4.5 pp |
| 1990 | 72.2 | +8.8 pp |
| 1989 | 63.4 | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 63.4 | +3.5 pp |
| 1987 | 59.9 | +1.8 pp |
| 1986 | 58 | −4.7 pp |
| 1985 | 62.8 | +2.2 pp |
| 1984 | 60.6 | +6.1 pp |
| 1983 | 54.5 | +4 pp |
| 1982 | 50.5 | +6.9 pp |
| 1981 | 43.6 | +7.3 pp |
| 1980 | 36.3 | — |
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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