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DPT immunization coverage — all countries

DPT immunization coverage — Vanuatu

DPT immunization coverage in Vanuatu in 2024 — 71%. Ranked 165 in the world out of 192. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 49 pp.

2024 71% −1 pp vs 2023
World rank 165of 192
Period maximum 90%2019
Period minimum 22%1982

Trend over time

1982–2024 · % of children aged 12–23 months

DPT immunization coverage — Vanuatu, 1982–202402550751001982198719921997200220072012201720221982: 22%1983: 27%1984: 28%1985: 30%1986: 31%1987: 56%1988: 58%1989: 61%1990: 76%1991: 83%1992: 77%1993: 86%1994: 74%1995: 73%1996: 67%1997: 72%1998: 72%1999: 71%2000: 71%2001: 70%2002: 70%2003: 69%2004: 69%2005: 68%2006: 68%2007: 70%2008: 73%2009: 75%2010: 77%2011: 79%2012: 82%2013: 84%2014: 86%2015: 80%2016: 81%2017: 85%2018: 85%2019: 90%2020: 78%2021: 62%2022: 68%2023: 72%2024: 71%
Change over the period: +49 pp Annual average: 1.17 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Vanuatu 71%
World 84.8%
East Asia & Pacific 88.5%
Melanesia computed 49.5%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 88.8%
DPT immunization coverage — Vanuatu, by year Vanuatu All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 71 −1 pp
2023 72 +4 pp
2022 68 +6 pp
2021 62 −16 pp
2020 78 −12 pp
2019 90 +5 pp
2018 85 +0 pp
2017 85 +4 pp
2016 81 +1 pp
2015 80 −6 pp
2014 86 +2 pp
2013 84 +2 pp
2012 82 +3 pp
2011 79 +2 pp
2010 77 +2 pp
2009 75 +2 pp
2008 73 +3 pp
2007 70 +2 pp
2006 68 +0 pp
2005 68 −1 pp
2004 69 +0 pp
2003 69 −1 pp
2002 70 +0 pp
2001 70 −1 pp
2000 71 +0 pp
1999 71 −1 pp
1998 72 +0 pp
1997 72 +5 pp
1996 67 −6 pp
1995 73 −1 pp
1994 74 −12 pp
1993 86 +9 pp
1992 77 −6 pp
1991 83 +7 pp
1990 76 +15 pp
1989 61 +3 pp
1988 58 +2 pp
1987 56 +25 pp
1986 31 +1 pp
1985 30 +2 pp
1984 28 +1 pp
1983 27 +5 pp
1982 22 —

Melanesia, 2024

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

FJ Fiji 94 SB Solomon Islands 87 VU Vanuatu 71 PG Papua New Guinea 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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