Immunization, BCG in Somalia
Somalia: Immunization, BCG was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Immunization, BCG in Somalia, 1980–2024
Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/). Measured in % of one-year-old children.
Analysis
In 2024, immunization, bcg in Somalia stood at 74.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, immunization, bcg in Somalia peaked at 75.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1981.
That places Somalia 144th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of one-year-old children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.0% | — |
| 1981 | 3.0% | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | +166.7% |
| 1983 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 17.0% | +142.9% |
| 1985 | 30.0% | +76.5% |
| 1986 | 28.0% | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 39.0% | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 31.0% | -20.5% |
| 1990 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 37.0% | +19.4% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | +13.5% |
| 1994 | 48.0% | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 46.0% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 37.0% | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +45.9% |
| 1999 | 71.0% | +31.5% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 50.0% | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +41.4% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 45.0% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 50.0% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 58.0% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 3.0% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.0% | 31.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 29.0% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 37.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 59.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 142 Ecuador 76.0% compare
- 143 Guinea 75.0% compare
- 144 South Africa 74.0% compare
- 146 Honduras 73.0% compare
- 147 South Sudan 72.0% compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is immunization, bcg in Somalia?
- Immunization, bcg in Somalia was 74.0% in 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).
- What is the highest immunization, bcg recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest immunization, bcg recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1981.
- How does Somalia rank for immunization, bcg?
- Somalia ranks 144th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is immunization, bcg rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.