Immunization, BCG in Botswana
Botswana: Immunization, BCG was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Botswana, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 98.0% for immunization, bcg in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Botswana peaked at 99.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 1980.
Botswana ranks 37th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 92.0% | — |
| 1981 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 92.0% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.6% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.0% | 93.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 37 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 37 Armenia 98.0% compare
- 37 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 98.0% compare
- 37 Czechia 98.0% compare
- 37 Egypt 98.0% compare
- 37 Finland 98.0% compare
- 37 Mauritius 98.0% compare
- 37 Morocco 98.0% compare
- 37 Serbia 98.0% compare
- 37 Sri Lanka 98.0% compare
- 37 Tunisia 98.0% compare
- 37 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,150 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 281 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1586 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.161 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Botswana?
- Immunization, bcg in Botswana was 98.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 1980.
- How does Botswana rank for immunization, bcg?
- Botswana ranks 37th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.