BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC) in South Korea
South Korea: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 97.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
97.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2011
All-time low
73.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in South Korea, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in South Korea is 97.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in South Korea peaked at 99.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2000.
That places South Korea 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.0% | — |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 97.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 97.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.6% | 73.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 52 Seychelles 97.0% compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 97.0% compare
- 52 Saudi Arabia 97.0% compare
- 52 Libya 97.0% compare
- 52 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 97.0% compare
- 52 El Salvador 97.0% compare
- 52 Brazil 97.0% compare
More health data for South Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 69 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % 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 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % 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 South Korea?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in South Korea 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- South Korea ranks 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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