Immunization, BCG in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Immunization, BCG was 84.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Ethiopia, 1981–2024
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 Ethiopia stood at 84.0%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Ethiopia peaked at 84.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1981.
That places Ethiopia 122nd 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5.0% | — |
| 1982 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +37.5% |
| 1986 | 13.0% | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 28.0% | +115.4% |
| 1988 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 44.0% | +63.0% |
| 1990 | 64.0% | +45.5% |
| 1991 | 29.0% | -54.7% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | +38.5% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +80.6% |
| 1995 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 84.0% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.6% | 5.0% | 44.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 26.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.8% | 57.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 68.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 70.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- 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 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Ethiopia?
- Immunization, bcg in Ethiopia was 84.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1981.
- How does Ethiopia rank for immunization, bcg?
- Ethiopia ranks 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.