BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Bhutan
Bhutan: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 98.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
33rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2008
All-time low
81.0%
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Bhutan, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 98.0% for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Bhutan peaked at 99.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2001.
That places Bhutan 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.7% | 81.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 33 Japan 98.0% compare
- 33 Jamaica 98.0% compare
- 33 Botswana 98.0% compare
- 33 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 33 Malawi 98.0% compare
- 33 Serbia 98.0% compare
- 33 Finland 98.0% compare
- 33 Palestine, State of 98.0% compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare
- 33 Morocco 98.0% compare
- 33 Czechia 98.0% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 98.0% compare
- 33 Uganda 98.0% compare
- 33 Eritrea 98.0% compare
- 33 Portugal 98.0% compare
- 33 Rwanda 98.0% compare
- 33 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 33 Malaysia 98.0% compare
More health data for Bhutan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -10 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0915 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,531 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 0.7357 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4659 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Bhutan?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Bhutan was 98.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2001.
- How does Bhutan rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Bhutan ranks 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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