Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Mozambique, 1981–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 93.0% for immunization, bcg in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Mozambique peaked at 93.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 1986.
Mozambique ranks 82nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 46.0% | — |
| 1982 | 56.0% | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 59.0% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | -16.9% |
| 1985 | 47.0% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 45.0% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 52.0% | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 49.0% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 59.0% | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 78.0% | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 86.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 93.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 93.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.7% | 45.0% | 59.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 59.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.7% | 84.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 84.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18,288 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0832 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Mozambique?
- Immunization, bcg in Mozambique was 93.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 1986.
- How does Mozambique rank for immunization, bcg?
- Mozambique ranks 82nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.