Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in China
China: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) 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 1990
All-time low
34.0%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Immunization, BCG in China, 1983–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
China recorded 99.0% for immunization, bcg in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in China peaked at 99.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.0%, in 1983.
China ranks 1st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in China, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 34.0% | — |
| 1984 | 59.0% | +73.5% |
| 1985 | 64.0% | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 70.0% | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | +21.4% |
| 1988 | 98.0% | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 89.0% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 79.0% | -11.2% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 72.6% | 34.0% | 98.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 88.4% | 79.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.3% | 84.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Albania 99.0% compare
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- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 99.0% compare
- 1 Chile 99.0% compare
- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 99.0% compare
- 1 El Salvador 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
- 1 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 North Korea 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
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- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 1 Nepal 99.0% compare
- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
- 1 Panama 99.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 99.0% compare
- 1 Rwanda 99.0% compare
- 1 Samoa 99.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 1 Tajikistan 99.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 99.0% compare
- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 99.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in China?
- Immunization, bcg in China 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.0% in 1983.
- How does China rank for immunization, bcg?
- China ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.