Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Bolivia
Bolivia: Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, DPT in Bolivia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, dpt in Bolivia stood at 59.0%.
That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, dpt in Bolivia peaked at 95.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1984.
That places Bolivia 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.0% | — |
| 1981 | 13.0% | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 6.0% | -40.0% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +450.0% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +27.3% |
| 1987 | 35.0% | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 28.0% | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 52.0% | +85.7% |
| 1990 | 41.0% | -21.2% |
| 1991 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 52.0% | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | +10.3% |
| 1996 | 61.0% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | -11.9% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 59.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.0%, 69% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 59.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 66% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +450.0% | 6.0% | 33.0% |
| 1989 | +85.7% | 28.0% | 52.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.2% | 6.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.0% | 41.0% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 71.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 75.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.6% | 59.0% | 70.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,250 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0508 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, dpt in Bolivia?
- Immunization, dpt in Bolivia was 59.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, dpt recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest immunization, dpt recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1984.
- How does Bolivia rank for immunization, dpt?
- Bolivia ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, dpt rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.