Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Panama
Panama: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1980
All-time low
81.0%
in 1983
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Immunization, BCG in Panama, 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 Panama is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Panama peaked at 99.0% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 1983.
Panama ranks 1st of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Panama, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 99.0% | — |
| 1981 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 83.0% | -15.3% |
| 1983 | 81.0% | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 89.0% | +9.9% |
| 1985 | 94.0% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 92.0% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 92.0% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 99.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Panama's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.5% | 81.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.0% | 84.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Panama?
- Immunization, bcg in Panama was 99.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1980.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 1983.
- How does Panama rank for immunization, bcg?
- Panama ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.