Immunization, BCG in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Immunization, BCG was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1980–2024
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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 99.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1984.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 50.0% | — |
| 1981 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 69.0% | +30.2% |
| 1988 | 98.0% | +42.0% |
| 1989 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 90.0% | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 73.0% | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 64.0% | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 73.0% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.4% | 49.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.7% | 64.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.0% | 78.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 159,845 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Immunization, bcg in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1984.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for immunization, bcg?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.