BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC) in Namibia
Namibia: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 94.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
94.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2020
All-time low
69.0%
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Namibia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Namibia is 94.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Namibia peaked at 99.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2001.
That places Namibia 80th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.0% | — |
| 2001 | 69.0% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 94.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 94.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 69.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 88.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Namibia was 94.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Namibia ranks 80th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).