Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: Immunization, DPT

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
83.7%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
97.0%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
29th

Immunization, DPT over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
20406080100198020022024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 97.0% against 83.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13.3%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 40.9% 67.0% 26.1% Sri Lanka
1990s 68.2% 91.3% 23.1% Sri Lanka
2000s 75.2% 98.1% 22.9% Sri Lanka
2010s 79.6% 99.0% 19.4% Sri Lanka
2020s 82.6% 97.2% 14.6% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, dpt, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 97.0% against 83.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, dpt between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
13.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for immunization, dpt?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization (WHO), published as Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months)
Unit
% of children ages 12-23 months
Source
World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 10,124 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Child immunization, DPT, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received DPT vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (or whooping cough), and tetanus (DPT) after receiving three doses of vaccine.