Immunization, BCG in Eswatini
Eswatini: Immunization, BCG was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Eswatini, 1981–2024
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 Eswatini is 86.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Eswatini peaked at 99.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 1981.
That places Eswatini 115th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 59.0% | — |
| 1982 | 66.0% | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 72.0% | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 91.0% | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 71.0% | -26.0% |
| 1992 | 97.0% | +36.6% |
| 1993 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 85.0% | -14.1% |
| 1997 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.6% | 59.0% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 90.3% | 71.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 88.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 86.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.065 % 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 0.1639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.0533 % 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 0.166 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Eswatini?
- Immunization, bcg in Eswatini was 86.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 1981.
- How does Eswatini rank for immunization, bcg?
- Eswatini ranks 115th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.