BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Japan
Japan: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 98.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
33rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2010
All-time low
84.0%
in 2015
Years of data
19
2007–2025
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Japan, 2007–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 98.0% for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Japan peaked at 99.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2015.
That places Japan 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 19 years of available data.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 94.0% | — |
| 2008 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 90.0% | 94.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 84.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 33 Jamaica 98.0% compare
- 33 Botswana 98.0% compare
- 33 Bhutan 98.0% compare
- 33 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 33 Malawi 98.0% compare
- 33 Serbia 98.0% compare
- 33 Finland 98.0%
- 33 Palestine, State of 98.0% compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare
- 33 Morocco 98.0% compare
- 33 Czechia 98.0%
- 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
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2774 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 0.2218 % 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 0.2999 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.4411 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Japan?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Japan 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Japan ranks 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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