BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC) in Brazil
Brazil: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 97.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
97.0%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
52nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2000
All-time low
69.0%
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Brazil, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Brazil is 97.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Brazil peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2021.
Brazil ranks 52nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +13.8% |
| 2025 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 97.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 85.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 69.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 52 Seychelles 97.0% compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 97.0% compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 52 Libya 97.0% compare
- 52 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.0% compare
- 52 El Salvador 97.0% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Brazil?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Brazil was 97.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2021.
- How does Brazil rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Brazil ranks 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil 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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