Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Turkey
Turkey: Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, DPT in Turkey, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of children ages 12-23 months.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, dpt in Turkey stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, dpt in Turkey peaked at 99.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 1980.
That places Turkey 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 12-23 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 42.0% | — |
| 1981 | 64.0% | +52.4% |
| 1982 | 58.0% | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 55.0% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | -18.2% |
| 1987 | 86.0% | +91.1% |
| 1988 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 79.0% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 72.0% | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 67.0% | -23.0% |
| 1996 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 99.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 94.0%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, DPT (% of children ages 12-23 months) in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +91.1% | 45.0% | 86.0% |
| 1981 | +52.4% | 42.0% | 64.0% |
| 2004 | +25.0% | 68.0% | 85.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.7% | 42.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.4% | 67.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 68.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
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- 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 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Luxembourg 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 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
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % 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 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, dpt in Turkey?
- Immunization, dpt in Turkey was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest immunization, dpt recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest immunization, dpt recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 1980.
- How does Turkey rank for immunization, dpt?
- Turkey ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, dpt rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.