RATES OF COVERAGE WITH POLIO 3 VACCINE
Country 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Antigua and Barbuda* 99. 93. 100. 96. 95. 98. 100. 99. -- -- --
Barbados 62. 77. 88. 80. 68. 72. 80. 90. 90. 89. 92.
Dominica* 92. 82. 89. 92. 95. 97. 94. 94. 94. -- 100.
Dominican Republic 22. 99. 11. -- 79. 64. 75. 90. 55. 63. 82.
Grenada* 72. 75. 77. 92. 81. 64. 86. 69. 82. 90. --
Haiti 6. 12. 19. 31. 23. 54. 50. 40. -- -- --
Jamaica 57. 56. 58. 74. 82. 83. 84. 87. 86. 74. 93.
Montserrat* 95. 82. 99. 99. 96. 91. 93. 99. 99. 100. --
St. Kitts and Nevis* 91. 97. 89. 99. 98. 93. 99. 99. 99. 100. 100.
St. Lucia 80. 84. 44. 88. 86. 87. 93. 90. -- 95. 97.
St. Vincent and Grens.* 84. 90. 89. 95. 96. 97. 97. 92. 99. 100. 100.
Trinidad and Tobago 61. 66. 74. 71. 80. 83. 77. 87. 82. -- --
CARIBBEAN 23.0 56.7 24.6 44.4 56.2 63.2 65.7 68.4 64.1 66.9 85.2
Belize* 61. 54. 60. 81. 69. 73. 74. 80. 80. 71. --
Costa Rica 84. 81. 75. 94. 89. 86. 91. 95. 89. 91. --
El Salvador 20. 44. 54. 70. 57. 62. 66. 76. 60. 62. 79.
Guatemala 43. 47. 21. 36. 18. 55. 58. 74. 69. 69. 77.
Honduras 51. 84. 58. 63. 85. 70. 83. 87. 93. 95. 95.
Nicaragua 30. 73. 70. 89. 85. 83. 83. 86. 83. 86. 94.
Panama 60. 70. 71. 71. 74. 73. 72. 86. 82. 83. 83.
CENTRAL AMERICA 43.0 61.4 48.6 61.8 56.7 66.9 71.4 81.0 76.5 77.7 84.1
Argentina 61. 54. 60. 81. 69. 73. 74. 80. 80. 83. 83.
Bolivia 84. 81. 75. 94. 89. 86. 91. 95. 89. 83. 83.
Brazil 20. 44. 54. 70. 57. 62. 66. 76. 60. 96. 92.
Chile 43. 47. 21. 36. 18. 55. 58. 74. 69. 90. 94.
Colombia 51. 84. 58. 63. 85. 70. 83. 87. 93. 84. 84.
Ecuador 30. 73. 70. 89. 85. 83. 83. 86. 83. 83. 79.
Guyana 60. 70. 71. 71. 74. 73. 72. 86. 82. 87. 90.
Paraguay 43. 61. 49. 62. 57. 67. 71. 81. 76. 87. 80.
Peru 23. 28. 49. 47. 42. 60. 58. 72. 59. 80. 86.
Uruguay 73. 62. 63. 70. 70. 82. 82. 88. -- -- --
Venezuela 58. 33. 49. 58. 54. 51. 50. 63. 54. 72. 75.
SOUTH AMERICA 53.0 57.7 59.0 53.4 55.9 58.4 56.5 78.2 72.4 88.8 87.6
Mexico 88. 91. 67. 96. 57. 95. 96. 96. 95. 92. 92.
LAC REGION 73.2 75.7 67.7 78.6 71.1 82.8 85.1 87.3 86.5 87.9 88.2
Source: Center for International Health Information, 3/94
Definition: An estimate of the proportion of surviving infants who received three doses of Polio vaccine befor their
first birthday.
Data reported for Brazil, Dom. Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay, and Uruguay may be for 2 doses only.
Note: Countries marked with an (*) are not included in the aggregates because estimates of the number of surviving
infants were not available for countries as small as these.
All data are drawn from annual reports published by the World Health Organization except for the following:
a) 1989 data for Belize are from the Annual Report, Medical Stats. Office, MOH, 1989; b) 1989 data for Bolivia are
from the 1989 Demog. and Health Survey; c) 1989 data for Ecuador are from the EPI National Program Monitoring System;
d) 1991 data for the Dom. Republic are from the 1992 Demog. and Health Survey; e) 1987 data for Haiti are from the
et Sante de l'Enfant en Haiti," 1989 data are from the PAHO Database as of 5/8/90; f) 1987 data for Honduras are from the
National Nutruition Survey, 1987; g) 1989 data for Jamaica are from the PAHO Database as of 5/8/90; h) 1987 data for
Mexico are from the Encuesta Nacional Sobre Fecundidad, 1987 Demog. and Health Survey; i) 1985-88 data for Peru are a
reevaluation of historical data performed by a PAHO/UNICEF Review Commision as cited in USAID/Peru Memo 8/1/90,
1989 data are MOH Program data as cited in USAID/Peru fax #31-2700, 1991 data are from 1991/1992 Demog. and Health
Survey; 1992 data are from the MOH as cited in USAID/Peru fax dated 2/24/92; j) 1989 data for Trinidad and Tobago are
from PAHO Database as of 4/8/90; k) 1989 data for Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, and St. Lucia are from the PAHO Database
as of 5/8/90; l) 1993 data are from PAHO and are provisional