Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in North Korea
North Korea: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in North Korea, 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 North Korea 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 North Korea peaked at 99.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1984.
North Korea 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 (% of one-year-old children) in North Korea, 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% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 99.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in North Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +42.0% | 69.0% | 98.0% |
| 1987 | +30.2% | 53.0% | 69.0% |
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 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 1 Albania 99.0% compare
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- 1 Bhutan 99.0% compare
- 1 Brunei 99.0% compare
- 1 Cape Verde 99.0% compare
- 1 Chile 99.0% compare
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- 1 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 99.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 99.0% compare
- 1 El Salvador 99.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 99.0% compare
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- 1 Iran 99.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 99.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 99.0% compare
- 1 Malawi 99.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 99.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 99.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 99.0% compare
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- 1 Oman 99.0% compare
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- 1 Samoa 99.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 99.0% compare
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- 1 Tajikistan 99.0% compare
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- 1 Tonga 99.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 99.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 99.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for North Korea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2456 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 767 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.1835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 0.1729 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3398 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate -0.123 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3438 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.1528 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6836 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in North Korea?
- Immunization, bcg in North Korea 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 North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1984.
- How does North Korea rank for immunization, bcg?
- North Korea ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Korea 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.