Immunization, DPT in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Immunization, DPT was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, DPT in Trinidad and Tobago, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
Trinidad and Tobago recorded 92.0% for immunization, dpt in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, dpt in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1980.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, DPT in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.0% | — |
| 1981 | 62.0% | +138.5% |
| 1982 | 54.0% | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 75.0% | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 70.0% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 79.0% | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 77.0% | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 82.0% | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 81.0% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 85.0% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -4.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 92.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 96% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 92.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, DPT in Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +138.5% | 26.0% | 62.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.0% | 26.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.6% | 81.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.7% | 88.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.0% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 92.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.35 % 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 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Immunization, dpt in Trinidad and Tobago was 92.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, dpt recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, dpt recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1980.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for immunization, dpt?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, dpt rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.