BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 48.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Papua New Guinea stood at 48.0%.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 93.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2021.
That places Papua New Guinea 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 84.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | -19.2% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +20.9% |
| 2025 | 48.0% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 80.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 45.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 42.0% | 52.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,127 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,501 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Papua New Guinea?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Papua New Guinea was 48.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2021.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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