BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 97.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
97.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2012
All-time low
52.0%
in 2019
Years of data
26
2000–2025
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Saudi Arabia is 97.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 52.0%, in 2019.
Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.0% | — |
| 2001 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -46.9% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +82.7% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 52.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 52 Seychelles 97.0% compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 97.0% compare
- 52 Libya 97.0% compare
- 52 Republic of Korea 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 Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.2362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2661 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Saudi Arabia?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.0% in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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