Immunization, BCG in Myanmar
Myanmar: Immunization, BCG was 79.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 79.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Myanmar peaked at 95.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1980.
That places Myanmar 133rd out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.0% | — |
| 1981 | 15.0% | +66.7% |
| 1982 | 20.0% | +33.3% |
| 1983 | 28.0% | +40.0% |
| 1984 | 36.0% | +28.6% |
| 1985 | 45.0% | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 28.0% | -37.8% |
| 1987 | 54.0% | +92.9% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 95.0% | +43.9% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | -27.4% |
| 1992 | 77.0% | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | -44.8% |
| 2022 | 79.0% | +64.6% |
| 2023 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.1% | 9.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.5% | 69.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 75.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 86.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 48.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.2715 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1172 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.2798 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1236 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Myanmar?
- Immunization, bcg in Myanmar was 79.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1980.
- How does Myanmar rank for immunization, bcg?
- Myanmar ranks 133rd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.