Immunization, BCG in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Immunization, BCG was 87.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Low & middle income, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 87.9% for immunization, bcg in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Low & middle income peaked at 90.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1980.
That places Low & middle income 21st 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.2% | — |
| 1981 | 19.5% | +28.5% |
| 1982 | 21.3% | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 31.9% | +49.8% |
| 1984 | 40.2% | +26.0% |
| 1985 | 45.2% | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 49.2% | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 58.9% | +19.8% |
| 1988 | 65.5% | +11.2% |
| 1989 | 69.8% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 81.5% | +16.8% |
| 1991 | 78.7% | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 80.1% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.8% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 79.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 89.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 88.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 88.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.7% | 15.2% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.5% | 77.8% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.7% | 79.6% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 87.6% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 85.2% | 88.2% | 5 |
More health data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per capita 0.0248 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, female, annual growth rate 2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, annual growth rate 0.1804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Low & middle income?
- Immunization, bcg in Low & middle income was 87.9% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1980.
- How does Low & middle income rank for immunization, bcg?
- Low & middle income ranks 21st out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.