Immunization, BCG in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Immunization, BCG was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Lower middle income, 1980–2024
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 Lower middle income stood at 88.5%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Lower middle income peaked at 90.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1980.
That places Lower middle income 16th 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.8% | — |
| 1981 | 11.9% | +104.7% |
| 1982 | 13.8% | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 18.2% | +32.4% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | +20.1% |
| 1986 | 29.9% | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 39.9% | +33.7% |
| 1988 | 42.5% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 73.5% | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 70.1% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 72.3% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 73.9% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 75.7% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 79.6% | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 76.9% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 72.9% | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 74.8% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 75.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 76.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 79.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 88.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.0% | 5.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 70.1% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 76.0% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 84.9% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 84.8% | 88.5% | 5 |
More health data for Lower middle income
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, male, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0055 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Lower middle income?
- Immunization, bcg in Lower middle income was 88.5% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1980.
- How does Lower middle income rank for immunization, bcg?
- Lower middle income ranks 16th out of 35 groups with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower 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.