Global coverage of select vaccines
National DTP3 coverage
Sub-national DTP3 coverage 2016
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The global coverage level averages also obscure key gaps. Coverage with the diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vaccine (DTP3) is considered the gold standard for measuring an immunization system. Though global DTP3 coverage is almost 90 percent, there are a handful of countries where coverage is and has been hovering well below 50 percent. In the five countries shown above, coverage is currently projected to remain below 60 percent through 2030. Dramatic improvements are needed to increase coverage and avoid leaving children behind in these settings.
The heatmap shows that even within countries that may be doing well, certain areas can be neglected. More than half of children haven’t received the necessary three doses of DTP in 26 percent of districts in sub-Saharan Africa. The priority now is replicating successful strategies in the most challenging places so that all people everywhere receive lifesaving vaccines.
