BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in North Korea
North Korea: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2020
All-time low
78.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in North Korea, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in North Korea stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in North Korea peaked at 99.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2000.
That places North Korea 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.0% | — |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.0% | 78.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
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More health data for North Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 767 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 166,971 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 159,845 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 168,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 160,530 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in North Korea?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in North Korea was 99.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2000.
- How does North Korea rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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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