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DPT immunization coverage — Zimbabwe

DPT immunization coverage in Zimbabwe in 2024 — 91%. Ranked 93 in the world out of 192. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 52 pp.

2024 91% +1 pp vs 2023
World rank 93of 192
Period maximum 95%2012
Period minimum 39%1981

Trend over time

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

DPT immunization coverage — Zimbabwe, 1981–20242040608010019811986199119962001200620112016202120241981: 39%1982: 46%1983: 53%1984: 60%1985: 63%1986: 75%1987: 84%1988: 85%1989: 87%1990: 88%1991: 87%1992: 86%1993: 85%1994: 87%1995: 88%1996: 90%1997: 86%1998: 84%1999: 81%2000: 78%2001: 75%2002: 71%2003: 68%2004: 65%2005: 68%2006: 70%2007: 73%2008: 75%2009: 73%2010: 89%2011: 93%2012: 95%2013: 95%2014: 91%2015: 87%2016: 90%2017: 89%2018: 89%2019: 90%2020: 86%2021: 88%2022: 90%2023: 90%2024: 91%
Change over the period: +52 pp Annual average: 1.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Zimbabwe 91%
World 84.8%
Sub-Saharan Africa 74%
Eastern Africa computed 80.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 88.8%
DPT immunization coverage — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 91 +1 pp
2023 90 +0 pp
2022 90 +2 pp
2021 88 +2 pp
2020 86 −4 pp
2019 90 +1 pp
2018 89 +0 pp
2017 89 −1 pp
2016 90 +3 pp
2015 87 −4 pp
2014 91 −4 pp
2013 95 +0 pp
2012 95 +2 pp
2011 93 +4 pp
2010 89 +16 pp
2009 73 −2 pp
2008 75 +2 pp
2007 73 +3 pp
2006 70 +2 pp
2005 68 +3 pp
2004 65 −3 pp
2003 68 −3 pp
2002 71 −4 pp
2001 75 −3 pp
2000 78 −3 pp
1999 81 −3 pp
1998 84 −2 pp
1997 86 −4 pp
1996 90 +2 pp
1995 88 +1 pp
1994 87 +2 pp
1993 85 −1 pp
1992 86 −1 pp
1991 87 −1 pp
1990 88 +1 pp
1989 87 +2 pp
1988 85 +1 pp
1987 84 +9 pp
1986 75 +12 pp
1985 63 +3 pp
1984 60 +7 pp
1983 53 +7 pp
1982 46 +7 pp
1981 39 —

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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