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DPT immunization coverage — Syria

DPT immunization coverage in Syria in 2024 — 73%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 192. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 60 pp.

2024 73% +7 pp vs 2023
World rank 161of 192
Period maximum 94%1989
Period minimum 13%1980

Trend over time

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

DPT immunization coverage — Syria, 1980–2024025507510019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 13%1981: 14%1982: 15%1983: 21%1984: 25%1985: 29%1986: 86%1987: 42%1988: 59%1989: 94%1990: 91%1991: 89%1992: 89%1993: 90%1994: 89%1995: 89%1996: 88%1997: 87%1998: 88%1999: 87%2000: 86%2001: 83%2002: 86%2003: 85%2004: 84%2005: 83%2006: 82%2007: 82%2008: 81%2009: 81%2010: 81%2011: 72%2012: 58%2013: 54%2014: 56%2015: 54%2016: 55%2017: 61%2018: 60%2019: 67%2020: 62%2021: 61%2022: 59%2023: 66%2024: 73%
Change over the period: +60 pp Annual average: 1.36 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Syria 73%
World 84.8%
Middle East & North Africa 84.4%
Western Asia computed 84.6%
Low-income countries computed 71.1%
DPT immunization coverage — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 73 +7 pp
2023 66 +7 pp
2022 59 −2 pp
2021 61 −1 pp
2020 62 −5 pp
2019 67 +7 pp
2018 60 −1 pp
2017 61 +6 pp
2016 55 +1 pp
2015 54 −2 pp
2014 56 +2 pp
2013 54 −4 pp
2012 58 −14 pp
2011 72 −9 pp
2010 81 +0 pp
2009 81 +0 pp
2008 81 −1 pp
2007 82 +0 pp
2006 82 −1 pp
2005 83 −1 pp
2004 84 −1 pp
2003 85 −1 pp
2002 86 +3 pp
2001 83 −3 pp
2000 86 −1 pp
1999 87 −1 pp
1998 88 +1 pp
1997 87 −1 pp
1996 88 −1 pp
1995 89 +0 pp
1994 89 −1 pp
1993 90 +1 pp
1992 89 +0 pp
1991 89 −2 pp
1990 91 −3 pp
1989 94 +35 pp
1988 59 +17 pp
1987 42 −44 pp
1986 86 +57 pp
1985 29 +4 pp
1984 25 +4 pp
1983 21 +6 pp
1982 15 +1 pp
1981 14 +1 pp
1980 13 —

Western Asia, 2024

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

KW Kuwait 99 OM Oman 99 TR Türkiye 99 IL Israel 98 SA Saudi Arabia 97 BH Bahrain 96 JO Jordan 96 QA Qatar 96 AE United Arab Emirates 96 AM Armenia 94 CY Cyprus 94 IQ Iraq 90 PS Palestine 88 GE Georgia 86 SY Syria 73 AZ Azerbaijan 51 LB Lebanon 49 YE Yemen 42
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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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