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. 2020 Nov 13;69(45):1706–1710. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6945a7

TABLE 2. Number of surviving infants not receiving DTP1 (zero-dose children), by World Health Organization (WHO) region and World Bank economic classification — worldwide, 2000–2019.

Characteristic/Year WHO region
Economic classification*
Global AFR AMR EMR EUR SEAR WPR Low Middle High
2000
Total no. of countries
191
46
35
21
52
10
27
63
86
37
No. of surviving infants (millions)
124.6
24.1
15.5
13.8
10.1
37.3
24.0
69.8
44.5
10.2
Global % of surviving infants

19
12
11
8
30
19
56
36
8
No. of zero-dose children (millions)
21.4
8.2
0.5
2.7
0.3
8.2
1.5
18.9
2.2
0.3
Global % of zero-dose children

38
2
13
1
38
7
88
10
1
2010
Total no. of countries
193
46
35
21
53
11
27
35
106
49
No. of surviving infants (millions)
133.0
30.5
15.0
16.1
11.2
35.8
24.4
25.1
95.3
12.6
Global % of surviving infants

23
11
12
8
27
18
19
72
9
No. of zero-dose children (millions)
14.9
6.1
0.5
2.6
0.5
4.3
0.9
3.6
11.0
0.3
Global % of zero-dose children

41
3
17
3
29
6
24
74
2
2019
Total no. of countries
194
47
35
21
53
11
27
29
103
60
No. surviving of infants (millions)
135.6
35.8
14.6
17.3
10.9
33.8
23.2
21.8
101.3
12.5
Global % of surviving infants

26
11
13
8
25
17
16
75
9
No. of zero-dose children (millions)
13.8
6.8
1.5
2.0
0.3
2.0
1.2
4.0
9.5
0.3
Global % of zero-dose children 49 11 14 2 14 9 29 69 2

Abbreviations: AFR = African Region; AMR = Region of the Americas; DTP1 = first dose of diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and pertussis-containing vaccine; EMR = Eastern Mediterranean Region; EUR = European Region; SEAR = South-East Asia Region; WPR = Western Pacific Region.

* Low-income economies are defined as those with a gross national income (GNI), in USD, per capita in 2000 of ≤$755, in 2010 of ≤$1,005, and in 2019 of ≤$1,035; middle-income economies are those with a GNI per capita in 2000 of $756–$9,265, in 2010 of $1,006–$12,275, and in 2019 of $1,036–$12,535; high-income economies are those with a GNI per capita in 2000 of >$9,265, in 2010 of >$12,275, and in 2019 of >$12,535; calculated using the World Bank Atlas method (https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519-world-bank-country-and-lending-groups). Cook Islands and Niue, in the Western Pacific Region, are missing GNI data and are excluded from this categorization.