in general in countries in the asian and pacific region had a dpt coverage of per cent or above with the exception of the lao people s democratic republic per cent timorleste per cent and papua new guinea per cent in some countries dpt coverage was lower in than it was in examples include india per cent to per cent indonesia per cent to per cent and the philippines per cent to per cent immunization for this disease is also used as a proxy indicator of a fully immunized child because it is usually given at the age of months by which time all other antigens have been provided