BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC) in Niger
Niger: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 88.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Niger, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Niger is 88.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Niger peaked at 95.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2013.
Niger ranks 108th of 164 countries on this measure, 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.0% | — |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | -34.6% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +60.4% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | -49.4% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +102.3% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 88.0% | -5.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 88.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 88.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.5%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Niger changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +102.3% | 43.0% | 87.0% |
| 2012 | +60.4% | 53.0% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | -49.4% | 85.0% | 43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8% | 50.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 43.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 88.0% | 95.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Niger
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0865 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Niger?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Niger was 88.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2013.
- How does Niger rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Niger ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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