Immunization, BCG in Samoa
Samoa: Immunization, BCG was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1983
All-time low
68.0%
in 2018
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Immunization, BCG in Samoa, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 99.0% for immunization, bcg in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Samoa peaked at 99.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2018.
That places Samoa 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Immunization, BCG in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 72.0% | — |
| 1981 | 84.0% | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 96.0% | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 80.0% | -17.5% |
| 1990 | 97.0% | +21.2% |
| 1991 | 95.0% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 94.0% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 97.0% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +41.2% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.7% | 72.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.5% | 91.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 73.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 68.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 92.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
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More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 708.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 17 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.4639 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3806 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 0.9562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2792 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Samoa?
- Immunization, bcg in Samoa 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2018.
- How does Samoa rank for immunization, bcg?
- Samoa ranks 1st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa 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.