Among these costs, about US$ 250 billion (uncertainty range: 190-330 billion) had been averted since 2011.[ 5 ] Globally, the immunization coverage rate is witnessing an increasing trend, this rate of diphtheria pertussis and tetanus-3 (DPT-3) vaccine has been increased to 85% in 2017 from 72% in 2000 and 21% in 1980.[ 6 , 7 ] According to the joint report of the World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children's Fund in 2017, the immunization coverage in South East Asia Region (SEAR) for DPT-3 is 88% and for measles containing vaccine is 87%.
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Immunization coverage among children aged 12-23 months: A cross sectional study in low performing blocks of Bihar, India.
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