Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Myanmar
Myanmar: Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, DPT in Myanmar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, dpt in Myanmar stood at 71.0%.
The figure is down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, dpt in Myanmar peaked at 91.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1980.
That places Myanmar 166th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.0% | — |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | +80.0% |
| 1983 | 11.0% | +22.2% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 28.0% | +21.7% |
| 1989 | 50.0% | +78.6% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +76.0% |
| 1991 | 66.0% | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 71.0% | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 84.0% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 37.0% | -56.0% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +91.9% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 71.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 85.0%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 71.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 93.0%, 76% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +91.9% | 37.0% | 71.0% |
| 1982 | +80.0% | 5.0% | 9.0% |
| 1989 | +78.6% | 28.0% | 50.0% |
| 1990 | +76.0% | 50.0% | 88.0% |
| 2021 | -56.0% | 84.0% | 37.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.8% | 4.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 66.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.0% | 73.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 75.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 37.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % 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 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % 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 0.0409 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, dpt in Myanmar?
- Immunization, dpt in Myanmar was 71.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, dpt recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, dpt recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1980.
- How does Myanmar rank for immunization, dpt?
- Myanmar ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, dpt rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.