Immunization, BCG in Portugal
Portugal: Immunization, BCG was 32.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Portugal, 1981–2015
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2015, immunization, bcg in Portugal stood at 32.0%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 67.7% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Portugal peaked at 99.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 2015.
Portugal ranks 163rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 74.0% | — |
| 1982 | 76.0% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | -13.4% |
| 1987 | 78.0% | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 86.0% | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 92.0% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 87.0% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 87.0% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 89.0% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | -67.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.8% | 71.0% | 87.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 88.8% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.1% | 81.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 32.0% | 99.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0314 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Portugal?
- Immunization, bcg in Portugal was 32.0% in 2015, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for immunization, bcg?
- Portugal ranks 163rd out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.