Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Qatar
Qatar: Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, DPT in Qatar, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, dpt in Qatar stood at 96.0%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, dpt in Qatar peaked at 99.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1982.
Qatar ranks 48th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 61.0% | — |
| 1981 | 43.0% | -29.5% |
| 1982 | 37.0% | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 49.0% | +32.4% |
| 1984 | 60.0% | +22.4% |
| 1985 | 71.0% | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 81.0% | +17.4% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 86.0% | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 96.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 96.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +32.4% | 37.0% | 49.0% |
| 1981 | -29.5% | 61.0% | 43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.5% | 37.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.9% | 82.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 80.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 89.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, dpt in Qatar?
- Immunization, dpt in Qatar was 96.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, dpt recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest immunization, dpt recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1982.
- How does Qatar rank for immunization, dpt?
- Qatar ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, dpt rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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.