Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Mexico
Mexico: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) was 89.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Mexico, 1980–2024
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 Mexico is 89.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Mexico peaked at 99.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1985.
Mexico ranks 104th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 48.0% | — |
| 1981 | 41.0% | -14.6% |
| 1982 | 50.0% | +22.0% |
| 1983 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 47.0% | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | -66.0% |
| 1986 | 54.0% | +237.5% |
| 1987 | 71.0% | +31.5% |
| 1988 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 67.0% | -16.2% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | +32.8% |
| 1992 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 97.0% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 76.0% | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | -63.2% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +253.6% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 89.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 89.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +253.6% | 28.0% | 99.0% |
| 1986 | +237.5% | 16.0% | 54.0% |
| 1985 | -66.0% | 47.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020 | -63.2% | 76.0% | 28.0% |
| 1991 | +32.8% | 67.0% | 89.0% |
| 1987 | +31.5% | 54.0% | 71.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.1% | 16.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.4% | 67.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 76.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.0% | 28.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Mexico?
- Immunization, bcg in Mexico was 89.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1985.
- How does Mexico rank for immunization, bcg?
- Mexico ranks 104th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.