Immunization, BCG in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Immunization, BCG was 86.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 86.5% for immunization, bcg in 2024.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 96.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1980.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 52.1% | — |
| 1981 | 56.4% | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 61.1% | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 62.9% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 66.0% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | -13.4% |
| 1986 | 66.0% | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 70.3% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 75.3% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 77.0% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 78.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 85.8% | +8.9% |
| 1992 | 88.8% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 91.6% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 93.7% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 96.1% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 94.8% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 95.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 96.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 95.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 96.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 82.1% | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.4% | 52.1% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.8% | 78.8% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.3% | 95.2% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 84.9% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 68.6% | 86.7% | 5 |
More health data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, male, annual growth rate 0.8651 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 35-39, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate 0.3093 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Immunization, bcg in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 86.5% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1980.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for immunization, bcg?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.