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DPT immunization coverage — Uganda

DPT immunization coverage in Uganda in 2024 — 91%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 192. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 82 pp.

2024 91% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 93of 192
Period maximum 94%2017
Period minimum 9%1981

Trend over time

1981–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

DPT immunization coverage — Uganda, 1981–2024025507510019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 9%1982: 12%1983: 14%1984: 14%1985: 14%1986: 21%1987: 30%1988: 38%1989: 42%1990: 45%1991: 49%1992: 53%1993: 56%1994: 60%1995: 59%1996: 57%1997: 56%1998: 48%1999: 50%2000: 52%2001: 55%2002: 57%2003: 59%2004: 62%2005: 64%2006: 64%2007: 73%2008: 71%2009: 79%2010: 80%2011: 82%2012: 83%2013: 84%2014: 85%2015: 89%2016: 93%2017: 94%2018: 93%2019: 93%2020: 89%2021: 91%2022: 89%2023: 91%2024: 91%
Change over the period: +82 pp Annual average: 1.91 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Uganda 91%
World 84.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa 74%
Eastern Africa computed 80.6%
Low-income countries computed 71.1%
DPT immunization coverage — Uganda, by year Uganda All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 91 +0 pp
2023 91 +2 pp
2022 89 −2 pp
2021 91 +2 pp
2020 89 −4 pp
2019 93 +0 pp
2018 93 −1 pp
2017 94 +1 pp
2016 93 +4 pp
2015 89 +4 pp
2014 85 +1 pp
2013 84 +1 pp
2012 83 +1 pp
2011 82 +2 pp
2010 80 +1 pp
2009 79 +8 pp
2008 71 −2 pp
2007 73 +9 pp
2006 64 +0 pp
2005 64 +2 pp
2004 62 +3 pp
2003 59 +2 pp
2002 57 +2 pp
2001 55 +3 pp
2000 52 +2 pp
1999 50 +2 pp
1998 48 −8 pp
1997 56 −1 pp
1996 57 −2 pp
1995 59 −1 pp
1994 60 +4 pp
1993 56 +3 pp
1992 53 +4 pp
1991 49 +4 pp
1990 45 +3 pp
1989 42 +4 pp
1988 38 +8 pp
1987 30 +9 pp
1986 21 +7 pp
1985 14 +0 pp
1984 14 +0 pp
1983 14 +2 pp
1982 12 +3 pp
1981 9 —

Eastern Africa, 2024

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

RW Rwanda 98 ER Eritrea 95 SC Seychelles 94 MU Mauritius 93 KE Kenya 91 MW Malawi 91 UG Uganda 91 ZM Zambia 91 ZW Zimbabwe 91 BI Burundi 89 TZ Tanzania 83 DJ Djibouti 77 KM Comoros 75 ET Ethiopia 73 SS South Sudan 73 MZ Mozambique 70 SO Somalia 70 MG Madagascar 60
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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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