Immunization, BCG in Benin
Benin: Immunization, BCG was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2023
All-time low
27.0%
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024
Immunization, BCG in Benin, 1985–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, bcg in Benin stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Benin peaked at 99.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1985.
Benin ranks 1st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 27.0% | — |
| 1986 | 41.0% | +51.9% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 50.0% | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 75.0% | +50.0% |
| 1990 | 92.0% | +22.7% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 89.0% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 85.0% | -9.6% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.8% | 27.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 85.4% | 78.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 88.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.1% | 87.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 86.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.71 % 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 0.2035 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.71 % 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 0.2091 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Benin?
- Immunization, bcg in Benin was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1985.
- How does Benin rank for immunization, bcg?
- Benin ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/), published as part of Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Child immunization rate, BCG is the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey for BCG. A child is considered adequately immunized after one dose.