Reports & Indices
India reports 93% DPT3 immunisation : WHO
- The coverage rate for DPT3, the third dose of diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccines, in India rose to an all-time of 93% in 2022, surpassing the previous pre-pandemic best of 91% recorded in 2019, and also marking a sharp increase from the 85% recorded in 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) has stated in its “The WHO and UNICEF estimates for national immunization coverage for 2022”.
- It showed that in the WHO South-East Asia Region, the coverage rate for DPT3 recovered to the pre-pandemic level of 91%.
- The region also witnessed a 6% improvement in the coverage of the measles vaccine, rising to 92% in 2022.
- The number of zero-dose children (those that have not received even the first dose of DPT vaccine) halved to 2.3 million in 2022.
- The number of partially vaccinated children (those that have received at least one dose of DPT vaccine but did not complete the primary series of three doses) reduced to 6.5 lakh in 2022.
- The region had the best immunization recoveries among all the WHO regions. This can be majorly attributed to the efforts being made by India and Indonesia.
