Nigeria: vaccination coverage among children, by vaccination

Data on the coverage of specific vaccines among children aged 12 to 23 months in Nigeria showed that 67 percent of children received the BCG vaccine, against tuberculosis. In addition, as of 2018, about 55 percent of children received the recommended first dose of polio vaccination, whereas 65 percent received the first dose against diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenza (DPT-HepB-Hib).

Vaccination coverage among children aged 12 to 23 months in Nigeria as of 2018, by vaccination

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

Nigeria

Survey time period

Aug 14, 2018 to Dec 29, 2018

Number of respondents

6,143 respondents

Age group

12-23 months

Special properties

children

Supplementary notes

For children age 12-23 months: BCG, hepatitis B (birth dose), three doses of DPT-Hep B-Hib, four doses of oral polio vaccine, one dose of inactivated polio vaccine, three doses of pneumococcal vaccine, and one dose of measles. For children age 24-35 months, all of the just-mentioned vaccinations plus a second dose of measles.

Concerning the percentage of children vaccinated at any time before the survey.

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