Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Iran
Iran: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1992
All-time low
6.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Immunization, BCG in Iran, 1980–2024
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 Iran stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Iran peaked at 99.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1981.
That places Iran 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Iran, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 7.0% | — |
| 1981 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 10.0% | +66.7% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 79.0% | +690.0% |
| 1986 | 56.0% | -29.1% |
| 1987 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | +57.1% |
| 1989 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 95.0% | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 91.0% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iran's 99.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.7% | 6.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.4% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Iran?
- Immunization, bcg in Iran was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1981.
- How does Iran rank for immunization, bcg?
- Iran ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.