Coverage of diphtheria vaccine in Italy 2018, by region

As of June 2018, the coverage rate of diphtheria vaccine among children in birth-cohort 2015 in Italy was equal to 95.44 percent. This statistic shows how this figure varied across individual regions in the country. According to data, the Autonomous Province of Bolzano recorded the lowest rate of vaccination against diphtheria, followed by Sicily. The Central region of Lazio registered the largest vaccination coverage nationwide, with 98.37 percent of children in birth-cohort 2015.