South Africa: DPT immunization rate
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| South Africa |
Percent of children ages 12-23 months with DPT immunization |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 74 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1983 - 2024 |
| Average | 77 |
| Min - Max | 69 - 86 |
| Source | World Health Organization |
The latest value from 2024 is 74 percent, a decline from 79 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 86 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 1983 to 2024 is 77 percent. The minimum value, 69 percent, was reached in 2003 while the maximum of 86 percent was recorded in 2021.
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Definition: 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.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Health spending per capita | 536.59 | 2023 | U.S. dollars |
| Health spending as percent of GDP | 8.91 | 2023 | percent |
| Life expectancy | 66.31 | 2024 | years |
| Life expectancy, female | 69.79 | 2024 | years |
| Life expectancy, male | 62.78 | 2024 | years |
| Birth rate | 18.48 | 2024 | births per 1000 people |
| Death rate | 9.24 | 2024 | deaths per 1000 people |
| Fertility rate | 2.20 | 2024 | births per woman |
| HIV infections | 17.20 | 2024 | percent |
| Tuberculosis | 389.00 | 2024 | cases per 100,000 people |
| Diabetes prevalence | 7.20 | 2024 | percent |
| Prevalence of anemia among children | 44.40 | 2019 | percent |
| Prevalence of undernourishment | 10.00 | 2023 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, rural | 50.8 | 2024 | percent |
| Access to drinking water, urban | 75.6 | 2024 | percent |
| Suicides | 22.30 | 2021 | suicides per 100,000 people |
| DPT immunization rate | 74 | 2024 | percent |
| Hepatitis B immunization rate | 74 | 2024 | percent |
| Measles immunization rate | 76 | 2024 | percent |
| Traffic accident deaths | 22.20 | 2019 | deaths per 100,000 people |