BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC) in Uganda
Uganda: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 98.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.0%
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
33rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
98.0%
in 2025
All-time low
82.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Uganda, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Uganda stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Uganda peaked at 98.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 33rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.0% | — |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2025 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 98.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 82.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 98.0% 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 | 86.1% | 82.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 86.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 91.0% | 98.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 33 Japan 98.0% compare
- 33 Jamaica 98.0% compare
- 33 Botswana 98.0% compare
- 33 Bhutan 98.0% compare
- 33 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 33 Malawi 98.0% compare
- 33 Serbia 98.0% compare
- 33 Finland 98.0% compare
- 33 Palestine 98.0% compare
- 33 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare
- 33 Morocco 98.0% compare
- 33 Czechia 98.0% compare
- 33 Burkina Faso 98.0% compare
- 33 Eritrea 98.0% compare
- 33 Portugal 98.0% compare
- 33 Rwanda 98.0% compare
- 33 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 33 Malaysia 98.0% compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Uganda was 98.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Uganda ranks 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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