BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) (WUENIC) in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) was 99.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.0%
Change on year
up 16.5%
World rank
1st
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2025
All-time low
76.0%
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Vanuatu, 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 99.0% for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Vanuatu peaked at 99.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2021.
Vanuatu ranks 1st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.0% | — |
| 2001 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 99.0% | +16.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 99.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.4% | 79.0% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 88.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 695.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Vanuatu?
- Bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) in Vanuatu was 99.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2021.
- How does Vanuatu rank for bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)?
- Vanuatu ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is bcg immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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