Immunization, DPT in Bhutan
Bhutan: Immunization, DPT was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, DPT in Bhutan, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, dpt in Bhutan stood at 98.0%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, dpt in Bhutan peaked at 99.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
That places Bhutan 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, DPT in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 13.0% | +116.7% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 28.0% | +75.0% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +46.4% |
| 1986 | 53.0% | +29.3% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 76.0% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | +26.3% |
| 1991 | 91.0% | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 86.0% | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 79.0% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.1% | 6.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 79.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 86.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, dpt in Bhutan?
- Immunization, dpt in Bhutan was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, dpt recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest immunization, dpt recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Bhutan rank for immunization, dpt?
- Bhutan ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, dpt rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.