Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) was 70.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Micronesia (country), 1989–2024
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 Micronesia (country) stood at 70.0%.
The figure is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Micronesia (country) peaked at 85.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1989.
That places Micronesia (country) 149th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 8.0% | — |
| 1990 | 12.0% | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 50.0% | +316.7% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 52.0% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -38.5% |
| 2001 | 39.0% | +62.5% |
| 2002 | 52.0% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +49.1% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 70.0% | -9.1% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 70.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 73% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 70.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.0%, 74% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Micronesia (country) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +316.7% | 12.0% | 50.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 12.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 24.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 70.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 59.0% | 84.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Micronesia (country)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 10 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4089 % change on previous year (2090)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0363 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6232 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Micronesia (country)?
- Immunization, bcg in Micronesia (country) was 70.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1989.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for immunization, bcg?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 149th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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.