Immunization, BCG in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Immunization, BCG was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Least developed countries, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 82.5% for immunization, bcg in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Least developed countries peaked at 85.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 1980.
That places Least developed countries 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.4% | — |
| 1981 | 21.0% | +100.7% |
| 1982 | 22.8% | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 25.8% | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 27.3% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 32.1% | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 35.5% | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 45.2% | +27.2% |
| 1988 | 50.5% | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 62.6% | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 74.2% | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 64.4% | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 66.9% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 69.8% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 71.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 69.4% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 71.8% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 74.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 75.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 78.3% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 82.9% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.3% | 10.4% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.1% | 64.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 71.9% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 82.7% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 79.1% | 83.1% | 5 |
More health data for Least developed countries
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3842 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Least developed countries?
- Immunization, bcg in Least developed countries was 82.5% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 1980.
- How does Least developed countries rank for immunization, bcg?
- Least developed countries ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.