Immunization, BCG in Liberia
Liberia: Immunization, BCG was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Liberia, 1999–2024
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 Liberia stood at 82.0%.
The figure is up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Liberia peaked at 92.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2004.
That places Liberia 127th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 82.0% | — |
| 2000 | 78.0% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +26.7% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 85.0% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.6% | 60.0% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 73.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 67.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Liberia?
- Immunization, bcg in Liberia was 82.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2004.
- How does Liberia rank for immunization, bcg?
- Liberia ranks 127th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.