Immunization, DPT in El Salvador
El Salvador: Immunization, DPT was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, DPT in El Salvador, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 95.0% for immunization, dpt in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, dpt in El Salvador peaked at 99.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1983.
That places El Salvador 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, DPT in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 44.0% | — |
| 1981 | 42.0% | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +47.6% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | +77.4% |
| 1986 | 50.0% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 63.0% | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 61.0% | -23.8% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 79.0% | +31.7% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.5% | 21.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.5% | 60.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.9% | 81.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 89.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 89.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4574 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,537 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 104 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9135 % 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 0.0374 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, dpt in El Salvador?
- Immunization, dpt in El Salvador was 95.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, dpt recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest immunization, dpt recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1983.
- How does El Salvador rank for immunization, dpt?
- El Salvador ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, dpt rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.