Immunization, BCG in Ecuador
Ecuador: Immunization, BCG was 76.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Immunization, BCG in Ecuador, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, bcg in Ecuador is 76.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Ecuador peaked at 99.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2021.
Ecuador ranks 142nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 76.0% | — |
| 1981 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 99.0% | +20.7% |
| 1983 | 85.0% | -14.1% |
| 1984 | 99.0% | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 85.0% | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 92.0% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 82.0% | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 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 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.2% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.2% | 82.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 84.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 75.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 139 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 77.0% compare
- 139 Djibouti 77.0% compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 77.0% compare
- 143 Guinea 75.0% compare
- 144 Somalia 74.0% compare
- 144 South Africa 74.0% compare
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.45 % 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 0.117 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.44 % 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 0.122 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Ecuador?
- Immunization, bcg in Ecuador was 76.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for immunization, bcg?
- Ecuador ranks 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.