Immunization, DPT in Portugal
Portugal: Immunization, DPT was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, DPT in Portugal, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 99.0% for immunization, dpt in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, dpt in Portugal peaked at 99.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 1985.
Portugal ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, DPT in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 73.0% | — |
| 1981 | 75.0% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 79.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 72.0% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 81.0% | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 81.0% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 88.0% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 96.0% | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.8% | 72.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.5% | 89.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Jamaica 99.0% compare
- 1 Japan 99.0% compare
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Türkiye 99.0% compare
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, dpt in Portugal?
- Immunization, dpt in Portugal was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, dpt recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest immunization, dpt recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 1985.
- How does Portugal rank for immunization, dpt?
- Portugal ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, dpt rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.