Immunization, BCG in Ghana
Ghana: Immunization, BCG was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Ghana, 1983–2024
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 Ghana is 92.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Ghana peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1983.
That places Ghana 89th 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 42 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 31.0% | — |
| 1984 | 41.0% | +32.3% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 55.0% | +34.1% |
| 1987 | 69.0% | +25.5% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 77.0% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 83.0% | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 98.0% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.9% | 31.0% | 70.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 85.2% | 71.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.4% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 94.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.61 % 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 0.0036 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.86 % 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 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Ghana?
- Immunization, bcg in Ghana was 92.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for immunization, bcg?
- Ghana ranks 89th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.