Immunization, BCG in Peru
Peru: Immunization, BCG was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Peru, 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 Peru is 82.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Peru peaked at 99.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1986.
That places Peru 127th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 57.0% | — |
| 1981 | 63.0% | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 61.0% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 54.0% | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 61.0% | +13.0% |
| 1988 | 70.0% | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 62.0% | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 83.0% | +33.9% |
| 1991 | 78.0% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 91.0% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 87.0% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.0% | 54.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 78.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.2% | 87.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 90.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 82.0% | 89.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More health data for Peru
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5045 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,235 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 782 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.4586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.4486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1202 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Peru?
- Immunization, bcg in Peru was 82.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1986.
- How does Peru rank for immunization, bcg?
- Peru ranks 127th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.