Immunization, BCG in Malawi
Malawi: Immunization, BCG was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1997
All-time low
74.0%
in 1984
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Immunization, BCG in Malawi, 1981–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for immunization, bcg in Malawi is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Malawi peaked at 99.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 1984.
Malawi ranks 1st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 86.0% | — |
| 1982 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 81.0% | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 74.0% | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 87.0% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 96.0% | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 87.0% | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 83.0% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 93.0% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -16.1% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.7% | 74.0% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 87.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 78.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 86.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2005 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Malawi?
- Immunization, bcg in Malawi was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 1984.
- How does Malawi rank for immunization, bcg?
- Malawi ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.