BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 80.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sao Tome and Principe recorded 80.0% for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 99.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2023.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 135th of 164 countries on this measure, 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.0% | — |
| 2001 | 92.0% | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.9% | 81.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 80.0% | 94.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Sao Tome and Principe was 80.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2023.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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