Immunization, DPT in Colombia
Colombia: Immunization, DPT was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, DPT in Colombia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, dpt in Colombia stood at 89.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, dpt in Colombia peaked at 94.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1980.
Colombia ranks 110th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, DPT in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.0% | — |
| 1981 | 20.0% | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 26.0% | +30.0% |
| 1983 | 42.0% | +61.5% |
| 1984 | 61.0% | +45.2% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 48.0% | -21.3% |
| 1987 | 58.0% | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 74.0% | +27.6% |
| 1989 | 78.0% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 78.0% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 88.0% | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.4% | 16.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.4% | 73.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 79.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0324 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, dpt in Colombia?
- Immunization, dpt in Colombia was 89.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, dpt recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest immunization, dpt recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1980.
- How does Colombia rank for immunization, dpt?
- Colombia ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, dpt rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.