Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 97.0% for immunization, bcg in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1980.
That places Saudi Arabia 51st out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.0% | — |
| 1981 | 49.0% | +48.5% |
| 1982 | 56.0% | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 72.0% | +28.6% |
| 1984 | 88.0% | +22.2% |
| 1985 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 90.0% | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 85.0% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 91.0% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 91.0% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | -46.9% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +82.7% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 97.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 97.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Immunization, BCG (% of one-year-old children) in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +82.7% | 52.0% | 95.0% |
| 2019 | -46.9% | 98.0% | 52.0% |
| 1981 | +48.5% | 33.0% | 49.0% |
| 1983 | +28.6% | 56.0% | 72.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.7% | 33.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.3% | 85.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 52.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 51 Bosnia and Herzegovina 97.0% compare
- 51 Bulgaria 97.0% compare
- 51 Eritrea 97.0% compare
- 51 Jamaica 97.0% compare
- 51 Japan 97.0% compare
- 51 South Korea 97.0% compare
- 51 Sierra Leone 97.0% compare
- 51 Saint Kitts and Nevis 97.0% compare
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Saudi Arabia?
- Immunization, bcg in Saudi Arabia was 97.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for immunization, bcg?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 51st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.