Immunization, BCG in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Immunization, BCG was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
4th
of 35 groups
All-time high
96.5%
in 2017
All-time low
15.7%
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Immunization, BCG in East Asia & Pacific, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 93.4% for immunization, bcg in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 96.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1980.
That places East Asia & Pacific 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.7% | — |
| 1981 | 20.2% | +28.9% |
| 1982 | 21.4% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 41.8% | +94.9% |
| 1984 | 59.3% | +42.0% |
| 1985 | 64.3% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 68.6% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 80.3% | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 90.9% | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 92.5% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 93.9% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 92.7% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 90.7% | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 89.6% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 87.5% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 81.4% | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 85.8% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 85.3% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 84.9% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 85.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 85.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 96.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.5% | 15.7% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.7% | 81.4% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 85.2% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 95.5% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 90.3% | 94.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 1 Albania 99.0% compare
- 1 Bangladesh 99.0% compare
- 1 Benin 99.0% compare
- 1 Bhutan 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei Darussalam 99.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 99.0% compare
- 1 Chile 99.0% compare
- 1 China 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, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Malawi 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 99.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 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
More health data for East Asia & Pacific
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0386 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in East Asia & Pacific?
- Immunization, bcg in East Asia & Pacific was 93.4% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1980.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for immunization, bcg?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.