Which has higher immunization, bcg, East Asia & Pacific or Tonga?

Tonga, at 99.0% against 93.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Tonga?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

East Asia & Pacific vs Tonga: Immunization, BCG

East Asia & Pacific

93.4%

in 2024

Tonga

99.0%

in 2024

East Asia & Pacific rank

4th

Tonga rank

1st

Immunization, BCG over time

East Asia & Pacific
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 99.0% against 93.4% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 5.6%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tonga ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 1st of 35 groups.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1980s	55.5%	92.6%	37.1%	Tonga
1990s	87.7%	98.5%	10.8%	Tonga
2000s	88.7%	97.8%	9.1%	Tonga
2010s	96.0%	97.0%	1.0%	Tonga
2020s	93.4%	99.0%	5.6%	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher immunization, bcg, East Asia & Pacific or Tonga?: Tonga, at 99.0% against 93.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2024.
What is the difference in immunization, bcg between East Asia & Pacific and Tonga?: 5.6%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Tonga?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Tonga rank globally for immunization, bcg?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 1st of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children)
Unit: % of one-year-old children
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 8,092 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Child immunization rate, BCG is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey for BCG. A child is considered adequately immunized after one dose.