Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Egypt
Egypt: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Egypt, 1980–2024
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 Egypt stood at 98.0%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Egypt peaked at 99.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1980.
That places Egypt 37th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 53.0% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 53.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 80.0% | +50.9% |
| 1986 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 80.0% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 93.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | -10.4% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 98.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 98.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Egypt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +50.9% | 53.0% | 80.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.8% | 50.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 89.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 86.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 37 Algeria 98.0% compare
- 37 Armenia 98.0% compare
- 37 Belarus 98.0% compare
- 37 Botswana 98.0% compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 98.0% compare
- 37 Czechia 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 Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7,225 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Egypt?
- Immunization, bcg in Egypt 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for immunization, bcg?
- Egypt ranks 37th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.