Immunization, DPT in South Asia
South Asia: Immunization, DPT was 94.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, DPT in South Asia, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, dpt in South Asia is 94.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, dpt in South Asia peaked at 94.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1980.
South Asia ranks 2nd of 47 groups 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.9% | — |
| 1981 | 6.2% | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | +84.8% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | +16.2% |
| 1984 | 15.0% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 17.0% | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 19.1% | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 28.4% | +48.5% |
| 1988 | 37.7% | +33.1% |
| 1989 | 50.2% | +33.0% |
| 1990 | 69.5% | +38.5% |
| 1991 | 59.1% | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 57.4% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 62.6% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 68.8% | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 70.6% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 67.5% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 64.6% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 63.4% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 62.0% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 61.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 62.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 68.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 69.2% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 68.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 86.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 88.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 91.9% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.4% | 5.9% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.6% | 57.4% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 61.6% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 81.2% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 86.5% | 94.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 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 Portugal 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 South Asia
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0064 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, dpt in South Asia?
- Immunization, dpt in South Asia was 94.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, dpt recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, dpt recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1980.
- How does South Asia rank for immunization, dpt?
- South Asia ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, dpt rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.