Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in India
India: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) was 91.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in India, 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 India is 91.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in India peaked at 92.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1981.
India ranks 94th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in India, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4.0% | — |
| 1982 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +155.6% |
| 1988 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 28.0% | +21.7% |
| 1990 | 66.0% | +135.7% |
| 1991 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 69.0% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 72.0% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 91.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.5%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 91.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 99.0%, 92% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +155.6% | 9.0% | 23.0% |
| 1990 | +135.7% | 28.0% | 66.0% |
| 1983 | +50.0% | 4.0% | 6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.4% | 4.0% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 71.2% | 62.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 74.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 87.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 84.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More health data for India
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44,822 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % 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 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 0.04 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in India?
- Immunization, bcg in India was 91.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1981.
- How does India rank for immunization, bcg?
- India ranks 94th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.