Immunization, BCG in Pakistan
Pakistan: Immunization, BCG was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Pakistan, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 96.0% for immunization, bcg in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Pakistan peaked at 96.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1980.
Pakistan ranks 60th 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 in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +83.3% |
| 1982 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 35.0% | +191.7% |
| 1984 | 55.0% | +57.1% |
| 1985 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 69.0% | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 77.0% | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 77.0% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 59.0% | -19.2% |
| 1997 | 62.0% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 78.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.9% | 6.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.7% | 59.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.8% | 69.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 74.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 91.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0088 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Pakistan?
- Immunization, bcg in Pakistan was 96.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1980.
- How does Pakistan rank for immunization, bcg?
- Pakistan ranks 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.