Immunization, BCG in Finland

Finland: Immunization, BCG was 98.0% in 2006. ▲ Rising

Latest (2006)
98.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1988
All-time low
80.0%
in 1986
Years of data
27
1980–2006

Immunization, BCG in Finland, 1980–2006

0204060801001980199320061980: 90 % of one-year-old children1981: 90 % of one-year-old children1982: 90 % of one-year-old children1983: 90 % of one-year-old children1984: 86 % of one-year-old children1985: 83 % of one-year-old children1986: 80 % of one-year-old children1987: 90 % of one-year-old children1988: 99 % of one-year-old children1989: 91 % of one-year-old children1990: 91 % of one-year-old children1991: 99 % of one-year-old children1992: 99 % of one-year-old children1993: 99 % of one-year-old children1994: 99 % of one-year-old children1995: 99 % of one-year-old children1996: 99 % of one-year-old children1997: 99 % of one-year-old children1998: 99 % of one-year-old children1999: 99 % of one-year-old children2000: 99 % of one-year-old children2001: 99 % of one-year-old children2002: 99 % of one-year-old children2003: 98 % of one-year-old children2004: 98 % of one-year-old children2005: 98 % of one-year-old children2006: 98 % of one-year-old children

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.

Analysis

Finland recorded 98.0% for immunization, bcg in 2006.

The figure is down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Finland peaked at 99.0% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1986.

Finland ranks 37th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Immunization, BCG in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Finland, 1980 to 2006.
Year % of one-year-old children Change
1980 90.0%
1981 90.0% +0.0%
1982 90.0% +0.0%
1983 90.0% +0.0%
1984 86.0% -4.4%
1985 83.0% -3.5%
1986 80.0% -3.6%
1987 90.0% +12.5%
1988 99.0% +10.0%
1989 91.0% -8.1%
1990 91.0% +0.0%
1991 99.0% +8.8%
1992 99.0% +0.0%
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 99.0% +0.0%
1999 99.0% +0.0%
2000 99.0% +0.0%
2001 99.0% +0.0%
2002 99.0% +0.0%
2003 98.0% -1.0%
2004 98.0% +0.0%
2005 98.0% +0.0%
2006 98.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 88.9% 80.0% 99.0% 10
1990s 98.2% 91.0% 99.0% 10
2000s 98.4% 98.0% 99.0% 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 37 Algeria 98.0% compare
  2. 37 Armenia 98.0% compare
  3. 37 Belarus 98.0% compare
  4. 37 Botswana 98.0% compare
  5. 37 Burkina Faso 98.0% compare
  6. 37 Czechia 98.0% compare
  7. 37 Egypt 98.0% compare
  8. 37 Mauritius 98.0% compare
  9. 37 Morocco 98.0% compare
  10. 37 Serbia 98.0% compare
  11. 37 Sri Lanka 98.0% compare
  12. 37 Tunisia 98.0% compare
  13. 37 Turkmenistan 98.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is immunization, bcg in Finland?
Immunization, bcg in Finland was 98.0% in 2006, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1988.
What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1986.
How does Finland rank for immunization, bcg?
Finland ranks 37th out of 165 countries with data for 2006.
Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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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Indicator
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children)
Unit
% of one-year-old children
Source
WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 8,092 data points, 1980–2024
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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.